Malaysia Launches Dengue Web Portal  · Global Voices
Mong Palatino

To fight dengue, Malaysia's Ministry of Health launched a GIS-based web portal called I-Dengue, “which aims to provide the public with the latest information on dengue hotspots and preventive measures on how citizens can avoid getting the disease.” Dengue is a tropical virus with no known cure that is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Malaysia has already recorded more than 10,000 dengue cases this year