Thirteen people have died of dengue fever in Malaysia this month, most of them in the most populous state Selangor where authorities are scrambling to contain an outbreak, The Associated Press quoted a news report as saying today. Eleven people died in Selangor state, which abuts Kuala Lumpur, the New Straits Times said, while two deaths were recorded in Kuala Lumpur and Negeri Sembilan state. The Health Department's deputy director, Ramlee Rahmat, said his ministry has «roped in health officers» from at least six other states to curb the Selangor outbreak, the paper said.
