In Malaysia, the signs are ominous. The coming wet season is already shaping up as potentially the worst on record for dengue fever with regional governments stepping up efforts to limit the spread of the potentially deadly disease. Twenty-two people have already died in Malaysia this year from...
Dengue is an infection caused by a virus. You can get it if an infected mosquito bites you. Dengue does not spread from person to person. It is common in warm, wet areas of the world. Outbreaks occur in the rainy season. Dengue is rare in the United States. ...
In Singapore, elevated dengue activity in the 1960s saw the genesis of a top-down vector control program that also utilised law enforcement with a subsequent and dramatic reduction in both vector abundance and dengue activity. Although dengue activity increased a decade later, this was not due ...
The smoke haze and the dengue fever season are nationwide environmental health risk events that plagued Singapore between April and June 2013. Although relatively harmless compared to the dengue, people in Singapore were visibly more disturbed by the haze. They engaged in preventive behaviors such as...
the joint-pain it inflicts, has skyrocketed in the tropical region just as the usual dengue-spreading season begins. Singapore reported an average of 165 cases a day in the week through June 13, a record which authorities said may herald the largest dengue outbreak in the city-state’s ...
However, the effects of pre-summer rainfall on dengue incidence around southern China are often ignored since the rainfall season normally has a lead time up to three to five months before the outbreaks. These lag effects were often not considered in many of the previous studies in this region...
The number of cases in the western Pacific Region has more than doubled over the past 10 years. Furthermore, Singapore is reporting the most serious dengue fever epidemic in history this year. Summer is the peak season for ...
A journal from Denmark has announced that we can prevent mosquito bite, all species, including Aedes mosquito, by taking a tablet called Apovit 300 mg once daily during the season. (Source: Jane, 2001) Each tablet contains 300 mg thiamin hydrochloride (B1-vitamin) manufactured by Nycomed Danmar...
Since many Singaporeans are likely to travel during the holiday season, NEA has advised them to apply mosquito repellent while travelling and mosquito-proof their homes before leaving.Mosquito-proofing measures include:Turning over all water storage containers & wiping the rims dry Adding sand ...
Under the present circumstances, we stress the need for immediate mosquito control measures before the start of the monsoon season besides COVID-19 control. All the avail- able diagnostic facilities have to be equipped with adequate diagnostic kits and put in full functio...