Dengue Statistics In Malaysia 2017

Some 147 people died of dengue in malaysia last year out of a total of 80 615 cases.

Dengue statistics in malaysia 2017. July through august in west peninsular malaysia. Peak transmission occurs in the late monsoon season october through february in east peninsular malaysia sabah and sarawak. Dengue virus disease became a nationally notifiable condition in 2010. Malaysia dengue count tops 30 000 in first 4 months by robert herriman may 1 2017 from the beginning of the year through april 2017 malaysian health authorities have reported 31 528 dengue fever cases including 69 fatalities.

The highest number of cases recorded in the past decade was. This webpage contains final data reported to arbonet for 2017. In 2017 there were 83 849 cases and 177 deaths. Kuala lumpur the star asia news network dengue fever cases in malaysia reached an all time high hitting nearly 80 000 cases and 113 deaths reported from january till aug 3.

Read more at. Social statistics bulletin malaysia. Labuan reported the lowest number of cases in the same period at just 15. Selangor malaysia s most populous state topped the list with 22 343 dengue cases followed by kuala lumpur 3 084 johor 3 051 penang 2 173 sabah 1 717 and kelantan 1 164.

There have been a total of 50 deaths related to dengue in 2017 to date compared with 85 deaths for the same period in 2016 an approximate decrease of 40 percent. A total of 59 dengue related deaths were recorded between jan 1 and march 29. Selangor is the state with the most cases with 16 710 followed by perak 2794 kuala lumpur 2741 and johor 2267. Cases are reported to cdc by state territorial and local health departments using standard case definitions.

Selangor state accounts for. Tuberculosis and food poisoning in 2017 decreased as compared to 2016.