Health Ministry Adopts Kuala Lumpur And Selangor To Curb Dengue

PENANG, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- The serious dengue situation in Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur has prompted the Health Ministry to adopt the two states.
The ministry's parliamentary secretary, Datuk Lee Kah Choon, said under the adoption programme, various activities, including fogging, had been and would continue to be carried out to contain the spread of the disease in the two states.
He said Selangor and Kuala Lumpur had recorded more than 500 dengue cases.
"There has been a drop in dengue cases in both the states but it is still at a worrying stage," he told reporters after handing over fogging aid to about 200 members of the Penang School Bus Drivers Association, here Monday.
Lee said the ministry had also mobilised about 100 health officials from Perlis, Kedah, Perak, Terengganu and Negeri Sembilan to assist in dengue prevention programmes carried out in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur since Jan 5.
"We have instructed the health teams to destroy places where Aedes mosquitoes bred, especially in high risk areas like parks and open fields," he added.
He said the district health offices were also instructed to monitor the dengue situation in their respective areas as well as conduct checks to ensure they were free of breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
According to Lee, 16 people in Negeri Sembilan, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Johor died from dengue this year.