Dengue cases up by 235% in the last six months


Earlier this year, officials sprayed insecticide in 105 comunes across the capital as part of the aedes aegypti eradication campaign, in a bid to eliminate dengue fever. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PETALING JAYA: A 235.6% increase was recorded in the number of dengue cases between Dec 31 and June 10, from 2022 to 2024.

According to statistics from the Health Ministry, 67,775 dengue cases were recorded during this period in 2024.

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