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Factors behind increase in Sandakan dengue cases
Published on: Sunday, June 18, 2023
Published on: Sun, Jun 18, 2023
By: Mardinah Jikur
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Factors behind increase in Sandakan dengue cases
Hafizah (left) and Ng (right) presenting prizes to the winners.
SANDAKAN: Aedes mosquitoes are able to breed indoors and not just outdoors.Sandakan Health Officer 2 Dr Hafizah Ibrahim said in this regard, the role of all communities is important in ensuring that the surrounding areas in their homes are free from becoming a breeding ground for dengue fever-carrying mosquitoes.

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“Take the time to check your home surroundings so that it is always free from becoming a breeding ground for these mosquitoes,” he told reporters after launching a joint programme to eliminate the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes, in conjunction with the Sandakan-level 2023 Asean Dengue Day at the Taman Mesra PPR Futsal Court, here, Saturday.
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