Selangor has the highest number of dengue cases, followed by Johor and Kuala Lumpur.
As of Aug 17, a total of 92,420 dengue cases were reported, according to the data from the Health Ministry’s iDengue website.
This was followed by the southern state of Johor with 9,983 and the capital Kuala Lumpur with 8,392 cases.Professor Azizan Abu Samah, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, said there is a correlation between the number of dengue cases and the weather. Prof Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh, a health economics and public health specialist with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, said the fluctuation in the weather is conducive to larvae growth.“With influenza and Covid-19 doing the rounds, dengue has taken a back seat.Prof Sharifa noted that the traditional fogging method may no longer be effective in killing mosquitoes.
Tidrec executive director Prof Sazaly Abu Bakar, when contacted, said the trial is currently ongoing.
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