Bio war against dengue


PETALING JAYA: The staggering 2,000 weekly cases of dengue has led the Government to step up the use of biological agent Bacillus thurin­giensis israelensis (BTI) to tackle the problem.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subra­maniam said this was the first time BTI was being used in a large-scale campaign against a dengue epidemic.

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