Fight dengue with collaborative efforts
KUCHING: Collaborative efforts between government agencies and the community are crucial in combating dengue. In stating this, Batang Sadong Member of Parliament Rodiyah Sapiee said everybody plays a proactive role in preventing infection by taking care of the environment. “Therefore, to effectively address the issue, there is a need for active implementation of Aedes campaigns through district […]
Dengue fever cases up 11.6 pct in 48th epidemiological week
KUALA LUMPUR,: The number of dengue fever cases reported in 48th Epidemiological Week (ME) rose 11.6 per cent to 1,935 cases compared to 1,734 in the week earlier. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were two deaths from dengue fever complications in 48th ME. He said the cumulative dengue fever cases logged […]
27 die in southern Pakistan as spread of dengue intensifies
ISLAMABAD: The spread of dengue fever in Pakistan continued to get severe as 27 patients have died in the country’s southern Sindh province so far this month, the provincial health department reported. All the deaths were reported in Karachi, Sindh’s capital and the largest city in the country, reported Xinhua. A total of 353 new […]
Padawan aims to stay aedes-free
KUCHING: There has been no dengue cases reported in the Padawan area this year. Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) chairman, Lo Khere Chiang however said the council would remain proactive to the risk of dengue as it still existed in the environment. “We want the public to help maintain cleanliness of their surrounding and to destroy […]
Using mice to combat dengue
KUCHING: Researchers from Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, have found a practical way to induce a strong and broad immunity to the dengue virus based on proof-of-concept studies in mice. The study is reported in a paper titled ‘Sequential immunisation induces strong and broad immunity against all four dengue virus serotypes’ published […]
