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Friday, November 26, 2010

Malaysia : Four succumbed to dengue last week

Via New Straits Times :

" KUALA LUMPUR: A three-year-old child was among four victims who died due to dengue in separate cases from Nov 14 to 20, said director-general of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican.

Three other victims were a 41-year-old man from Petaling Jaya, Selangor, another man from Masjid Tanah, Melaka, aged 41 and a woman from Tawau, Sabah, aged 35.

The child was from Sandakan, Sabah.

Dr Mohd Ismail said the number of deaths thus far was a 60 percent increase or 47 deaths more when compared with 78 deaths for the same period last year against current figure of 125."

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