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Death by Dengue

Dato' Seri Dr. Hilmi Yahaya | Dr. Jim Loi | Dr. Krishna Kumar, President, Malaysian Medical Association | Dr. Shanmuganathan, President, KL/Selangor Private Medical Practitioners' Association

12-Feb-15 08:35

Death by Dengue

The number of dengue cases in Selangor has reached an 'alarming' level, with more than 1,000 cases in state in the first 8 days of February alone.

BFM spoke to the Ministry of Health and several medical practitioners to explain the sudden spike of this epidemic, and how it impacts doctors, hospitals and even patients.

Mahesh Krishnan contributed to this report.


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Tags:  dengue,  aedes,  fogging,  mosquito


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