Dengue Fever In Malaysia Journal

The prevalence of dengue fever in the rural areas of malaysia was estimated to range from 24 in the lundu district sarawak to about 91 throughout the malaysian population.

Dengue fever in malaysia journal. Who recorded an increase of two times the incidence rate of dengue fever from the year 2012 with 21 900 cases compared to year 2013 with 49 346 cases in malaysia. Kuala lumpur the star asia news network dengue fever cases in malaysia reached an all time high hitting nearly 80 000 cases and 113 deaths reported from january till aug 3. Malaysia general health risks. American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene.

Read more at. 440 dengue cases were reported in the week ending 31 october 2020 125 dengue cases fewer compared to in the previous week. Most of the cases came from selangor with 48 491 dengue cases or 51 3 of the total recorded dengue cases in malaysia. July through august in west peninsular malaysia.

Dengue fever in penang. Dengue infection has been an important public health concern in malaysia ever since its first reported case here in 1902 the virus denv is transmitted by the mosquito aedes aegypti which is usually found in urban areas across the world about 100 million cases of dengue infection and 500 000 cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever dhf with 12 000 deaths were reported per year. The cumulative number of dengue cases for this year as of 2 november 2020 stands at more than 32 900. Research on dengue during world war ii.

In malaysia the first dengue fever case was reported in pulau pinang during the year of 1901 and the dengue fever case has become epidemic across the country mazrura et al. Peak transmission occurs in the late monsoon season october through february in east peninsular malaysia sabah and sarawak. The incidence rate of the disease in 1973 was 5 4 cases per 100 000 and reached 10 4 cases per 100 000 in 1987. In malaysia a total of 101 357 dengue cases and 237 deaths were reported in 2016.

Dengue risk dengue occurs nationally in malaysia with increased risk in urban and periurban areas. Dengue infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in malaysia. To date much research on dengue infection conducted in malaysia have been published. Dengue fever df bas been endemic in malaysia since 1902 and reached epidemic proportions in 1973.