Perak records 30 times more chikungunya cases compared to last year
Saturday, 30 May 2020 03:41 PM MYT
IPOH, May 30 — A total of 454 cases of the mosquito-borne viral infection chikungunya have been reported in Perak from January until last Saturday, which is 30 times more compared to just 13 cases during the same period last year, said Perak Health Department director Datuk Dr Ding Lay Ming. She said there were 15 active outbreak localities of chikungunya reported, including one uncontrolled outbreak, which is a continuous outbreak of more than 14 days, in the Kinta district.
“Among the Aedes breeding sites discovered were at illegal dumpsites and empty lots like unoccupied premises or houses, especially during the movement control order period,” she said, adding that a total of 4,969 positive Aedes breeding sites were discovered.
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