MELAKA, Oct 8 — The Melaka Health Department will release mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia micro-organism in more areas in the state, especially in Melaka Tengah, in...
The Melaka Health Department will release mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia micro-organism in more areas in the state especially in Melaka Tengah to reduce dengue cases in the state, says its health director Datuk Dr Rusdi Abd Rahman. — Bernama picMELAKA, Oct 8 — The Melaka Health Department will release mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia micro-organism in more areas in the state, especially in Melaka Tengah, in stages, in an effort to reduce dengue cases in the state.
"If we can breed two to three million Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes a week, maybe this project can be expanded to more dengue hotspots. Meanwhile, he said that although no deaths were recorded due to dengue in the state during the 39th Epidemiological Week that ended on September 30, dengue cases recorded an increase of 96.61 per cent to 869 cases compared to 442 cases in the same period last year.
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