SHAH ALAM, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) will launch "Ops Gigit II" in areas within its jurisdiction as a preventive measure against dengue fever beginning tomorrow, said Shah Alam Datuk Bandar Ramli Mahmud.
He said a dengue operations room based at Wisma MBSA here would be opened from 8 am until 8.30 pm daily to monitor the dengue situation and the public could call the operations room at telephone number 03-55222793 for enquiries or complaints.
Ramli said among the activities to be carried out during Ops Gigit II were house-to-house inspections, fogging, investigation on dengue cases, enforcement and health education on dengue.
He said of the 1,491 suspected dengue cases recorded up to August this year, 417 were confirmed as dengue fever cases. However, there were no fatality in the Shah Alam municipality.
Ramli also said that MBSA recorded the second highest number of dengue cases in Selangor after the Subang Jaya Municipal Council.
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