Dengue Fever In Malaysia 2020



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.

Dengue fever in malaysia 2020. Dengue cases fall but mosquito population increased by 12 per cent in recent weeks. Dengue cases reported weekly in 2013 2020 national centre for laboratory and epidemiology ministry of health lao pdr malaysia during week 36 2020 a total of 1 479 dengue cases have been reported bringing the cumulative number of reported cases to 72 952 as of 5 september 2020. Dengue occurs nationally in malaysia with increased risk in urban and periurban areas.

Malaysia has reported recent cases of dengue. Peak transmission occurs in the late monsoon season october through february in east peninsular malaysia sabah and sarawak. 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.

The spread of the disease was exacerbated by falling vaccination levels in certain areas and by a growing population of mosquitoes which are the primary. There were 130 101 cases and 182 deaths in 2019 a sharp increase from 80 615 cases and 147 deaths in 2018. 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.

Vidyananthan said statistics from the state health. 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. Dengue fever has been on the rise in malaysia over the past 40 years.

It is a decrease compared to 93 344 cases for the. 592 dengue cases were reported in the week ending 17 october 2020 63 dengue cases more compared to in the previous week. It is a virus caused disease spread by the bite of the aedes aegypti mosquito and is more prevalent in urban areas.

Johor baru july 3 a total of 20 deaths from dengue have been reported in johor alone from the start of 2020 until june 27 an increase compared to 15 deaths in the same period last year. July through august in west peninsular malaysia. Dengue fever news find latest news top stories about dengue fever.

Oct 1 2020 5 00 am. The cumulative number of dengue cases for this year as of 19 october 2020 stands at more than 32 000.