Fewer dengue cases but still worse than 2012

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The number of weekly dengue cases continued to fall last week, but the National Environment Agency (NEA) warned that the number of cases is still much higher than last year's.

In the week ending last Saturday, there were 290 dengue cases, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Health.

An NEA spokesperson told My Paper yesterday that the decline in dengue cases for the sixth consecutive week "is encouraging".

The NEA spokesperson said that it and the Inter Agency Dengue Task Force, as well as town councils, "are not letting up on their efforts to rid public areas and housing estates of potential breeding grounds".

She urged the public to remain vigilant and continue with the Mozzie Wipeout steps - such as changing water in vases and bowls on alternate days - to keep the mosquito population low.