Dengue Fever In Malaysia 2020
Vidyananthan said statistics from the state health.
Dengue fever in malaysia 2020. It is a decrease compared to 106 660 cases for the same period last year. 60 years of supporting health and building understanding august 20 2020. Dengue fever has been on the rise in malaysia over the past 40 years. With health care systems in countries already under strain as a result of the coronavirus pandemic southeast asian nations are grappling with yet another infectious disease outbreak.
Dengue is an illness transmitted by mosquitoes which causes sudden high fever severe headache pain behind the eyes muscle and joint pain rashes and bleeding in some cases. The country s total cumulative dengue cases from december 29 2019 to june 30 2020 is already at 55 115 and 92 people have died from january to june this year because of severe dengue. Malaysia during week 42 2020 a total of 1 180 dengue cases have been reported bringing the cumulative number of reported cases to 80 590 as of 17 october 2020. Dengue fever and the more severe form dengue haemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome are the most common and.
There were 130 101 cases and 182 deaths in 2019 a sharp increase from 80 615 cases and 147 deaths in 2018. 32934 compiled by communicable diseases division ministry of health 440 dengue cases were reported in the week ending 31 october 2020 125 dengue cases fewer compared to in the previous week. Immunity wanes over time which increases the risk of developing dengue hemorrhagic fever. The cprc reported that last year s dengue figures up to dec 28 in malaysia showed an increase of 49 486 cases 61 4 compared with 80 615 cases in 2018 during the same period.
Five dengue death were reported in week 42 with a cumulative figure of 133 deaths. Dengue occurs nationally in malaysia. Dengue is related to zika virus yellow fever west nile virus. It is a virus caused disease spread by the bite of the aedes aegypti mosquito and is more prevalent in urban areas.
Dr lee said that aedes mosquitos thrive in malaysia s hot and humid weather making it a pressing public health issue especially with regards to the disease s rising fatality rate. There were 147. Johor health and environment committee chairman r. The cumulative number of dengue cases for this year as of 2 november 2020 stands at more than 32 900.
The search for the human. The 2019 2020 dengue fever epidemic was an epidemic of the infectious disease dengue fever in several countries of southeast asia including the philippines malaysia vietnam and bangladesh pakistan thailand singapore and laos.