Dengue Deaths Surge In Malaysia; Citizens Urged To Drain Stagnant Water
Wall Street Journal: Dengue Deaths Soar in Malaysia
“Reeling from a severe dengue outbreak, Malaysia has launched a community-driven neighborhood cleaning program to destroy breeding sites of Aedes mosquitoes that are responsible for spreading the virus. The initiative, launched on Sunday across 110 dengue hot spots, involves citizens and local government authorities jointly clearing garbage and draining stagnant water from public and private places, where the mosquitoes usually hatch their eggs…” (Gangopadhyay, 3/4).
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