Kota Kinabalu: A total of 250 dengue cases were reported each week in the first and second weeks of January, according to State Health Director Datuk Dr Rose Nani Mudin. But as of the third epidemiological week, cases have begun to trend downward, she said in a statement.
The 15th epidemiological week which ended April 15, recorded a total of 152 dengue cases compared to 165 cases in the previous week, showing a decrease by 13 cases (8.6 per cent). The cumulative number of dengue fever cases from Jan to April 15 is 3,185.
From the figure, five deaths due to dengue fever complications were reported. The districts that recorded deaths were Sandakan (two cases), Penampang (one case), Kudat (one case), and Kunak (one case).
The second dengue death case in Sandakan was reported on April 6 as a result of dengue haemorrhagic fever complications, involving a four-year-old local girl from Sri Taman, Sandakan. While one dengue death in Penampang, involved a 40-year-old woman from Lawas, Sarawak.
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Since the woman had a history of movement to Taman Donggongon, in Penampang during the incubation period in 2022, the Ministry of Health suggests that the death case be registered in the Penampang this year.
These two cases of dengue death occurred in a double-storey terrace type housing estate and have no epidemiological connection to each other.
Thus, the Sabah Health Department urges all levels of society to spend at least 10 minutes doing activities to find and destroy Aedes mosquito breeding places inside and outside their respective homes and practice the use of aerosol sprays in the early morning and late afternoon.
If there is a family member or friend who has symptoms of dengue fever such as high fever, headache, pain behind the eyes, joint/muscle pain, seek treatment immediately. Early treatment can save lives. No Aedes, no Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika, she said.
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