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11:27, July 12, 2007 |
The outbreak of dengue fever has claimed 57 lives so far in Malaysia, local media reported on Thursday.
The Health Ministry has spent more than 10 million ringgit (2. 94 million U.S. dollars) since 2004 on dengue fever preventive and control measures, The Star newspaper reported.
Most of the money was spent on chemicals including pesticides and larvicides, fogging machines, personal protection apparatus, educational tools and on conducting training programs, said Auk Lee Kah Choon, parliamentary secretary of the Health Ministry.
"The ministry is aware of the increase in dengue fever as a result of floods," he said on Wednesday.
However, Lee said the increase in dengue cases in the capital occurred even before the June 10 flash floods.
"The dengue fever situation is still under control and the ministry will continue to take steps to weed out the problem," he said.
Source: Xinhua
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