マレーシア・ニュース

デング熱の死者が７４人に

[ プトラジャヤ ] 政府の発表によると、今年に入ってからのデング熱による死者が７４人になったことが明らかになった。最近の事例では、今週の月曜日（3/Oct）にペナンで貿易商人がデングの犠牲になっている。また、デング熱に感染している疑いのある人は1023人となり、先週の271人から大幅に増えている。今年に入ってからのデング熱感染者は28,592人で、うち1480人が発症している。これは前年と比較すると27.5％の増加になっており、ペナンを中心に１１の州に広がりをみせている。しかしながら、クランタンやトレンガヌでは沈静化の動きも見られるという。

[ 10月5日　16：29　ＭＣＳ]

ニュース・ソース

Dengue death toll stands at 74

[ PUTRAJAYA ] A total of 74 deaths due to dengue have been reported so far this year,with the latest victim being a petty trader from Penang who died on Monday,according to the Health Ministry.
Its director of Disease Control,Dr Ramlee Rahmat said the number of suspected dengue cases increased last week by 271 cases to total 1,023,compared to 752 the week before.
"The increased was expected as more people who were down with fever,aware of the danger of the disease,were flocking to hospitals to ascertain whether they were infected by the illness,"he said yesterday.
Dr Ramlee said a total of 28,592 suspected dengue cases had been reported so far this year,including 1,480 cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever,the form of the disease which can be fatal.
For the same period last year,only 22,429 cases were reported ,which means there was a 27.5 per cent increase this year,he said.Dr Ramlee said that as of last week,dengue cases were recorded to have increased in 11 States,with Penang showing the highest rise,an almost 100 percent increase to 303 cases comprared to 158 cases the previous week.
Cases in Kedah increased from 21 to 37 and Kuala Lumpur from 75 to 130 for the same period,he said.
However,he said the States of Kelantan and Terengganu had showed a decline in the number of cases while Labuan had become practically free of the disease.
He said dengue hotspots remained the same,namely northwest and northeast Penang,Johor Baru,Setapak in Kuala Lumpur and Subang Jaya.
He said almost 47,700 premises were inspected nationwide last week compared to 53,000 the earlier week,and of the total 469 premises were found to be breeding grounds of the Aedes mosquito.
The ministry would also redouble efforts to wipe out the menace by having more gotong-royong projects to clean up crease fogging and enforcement,he added.

[The Malay Mail 5/10/2005]