its fight against the Aedes mosquito.
It is concerned that the number of dengue cases and mosquito breeding continues to remain high over the past weeks.
A total of 1,145 cases were reported in January.
There were 9,459 dengue cases in 2004, the highest in ten years, and mosquito breedings also increased 13 percent last year.
About 9,600 breedings, with more than 200,000 larvae, were found and destroyed by NEA.
Breedings in homes remain high, making up nearly 90 percent of all breedings found in January.
NEA says the increasing number of dengue fever cases is also a trend in countries in the region.
Last year, 18,000 cases were recorded in Jakarta and 33,203 in Malaysia.
NEA says its fight against the dengue fever is two-pronged.
It checks areas prone to the fever or with high mosquito density to remove as many sources of breedings as possible.
When there is a cluster of dengue fever cases, a team will be sent to search and destroy the larvae and carry out fogging to break the sources of transmission.
It also works with management corporations of condominiums and town councils to get rid of sources of mosquito breeding.
NEA says its 'Mozzie Attack' programme with grassroots networks to bring about greater awareness of dengue fever and preventive measures has been carried out in 52 constituencies.
Three more constituencies - Whampoa, Ayer Rajah and Telok Blangah - will start the programme this month.
The NEA is working with the remaining 32 constituencies to roll out their programmes in the months ahead. - CNA