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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