Six deaths due to dengue fever complications reported in ME42

PUTRAJAYA: Six deaths due to dengue fever complications were reported during the 42nd Epidemiological Week (ME42) which is for the period from Oct 15-...

: Six deaths due to dengue fever complications were reported during the 42nd Epidemiological Week which is for the period from Oct 15-21.In a statement on the dengue fever situation in Malaysia today, Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said the number of dengue fever cases in ME42 decreased by 0.4 per cent to 2,262 cases, compared to 2,271 cases in the previous week.

“A total of 73 deaths due to dengue fever complications have been reported compared to 29 deaths for the same period in 2022,” he said. Regarding chikungunya surveillance, he said one case was recorded in ME42, making the cumulative number of chikungunya cases to date at 177 cases, while for zika surveillance, 2,842 blood samples and 286 urine samples were screened and the results were all negative.

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