PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has warned of an expected uptrend in dengue cases following a 13.5% increase between June 26 and July 2. There were 2,017 cases during that period compared to 1,777 the previous week, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. Other warning signs of dengue included abdominal pain, vomiting, irritability, bleeding gums or nose, he said in a statement. Localities with dengue epidemics also increased to 660, which is 2% more than what was reported the previous week. According to the World Health Organisation, Zika has spread to 61 countries between January 2007 and June 29 this year.

Source: The Star July 08, 2016 21:00 UTC