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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Malaysia : Dengue hotspots identified

An article from Borneo Post Online :

" SIBU: The cramped residential areas surrounding Tiong Hua Road have become a dengue hotspot with 250 cases already reported in Sibu as the worst-hit town for the current outbreak in the state.

Classified as Zone 7 by the Health Office here, the areas include the right side of Brooke Drive, Hua Kiew Road, Merlin Lane, Lai Chee Lane, Rambutan Lane, Emplam Lane, Belian Lane, Tiong Hua Road, Langsat Lane, Foochow Lane, Chew Sik Hiong Road and the left side of Pedada Road.
Compounding the problem further is neighbouring Zone 5, which records the second highest with 124 cases.

The flood prone low-lying cramped residential area includes the right side of Pedada, Tong Sang Road, Kapor Road, Bukit Assek Road and from Amoy Road to Aman Road."

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