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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has achieved the lymphatic filariasis infection prevalence target of less than 2% in 125 endemic sub-districts last year, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said this was achieved through the National Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programme (PEFLK) held since 2002 in 127 endemic sub-districts in eight states, namely Kedah, Perak, Johor, Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak.
