Dengue spike due to four-year epidemic cyclical pattern, says Health DG

PETALING JAYA: Based on national data, the dengue trend follows a cyclical pattern with a dengue epidemic being reported every four to five years, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health director-general said the recent dengue epidemic was also observed in 2014 and 2019 with an average of 2,300 cases per week and 2,500 cases per week reported respectively.