SINGAPORE : There were 9,459 cases of dengue fever in Singapore last year - the highest number recorded in a year.
Senior Parliamentary Secretary Koo Tsai Kee said the situation was worrying.
The "Mozzie Attack" programme will be rolled out to all constituencies by June this year to help spread the message of prevention.
Mr Koo said the National Environment Agency had stepped up its efforts to search and destroy mosquito breeding in homes and public areas.
It is working with managing agents of condominiums and town councils to prevent mosquito breeding.
There has been some success in public areas, with only 5 percent of schools found with breeding sites - down from 25 percent before 1999.
But the rising trend of mosquito breeding in homes accounted for 60 percent of all breeding sites found.
So the NEA will continue to work with CDCs and grassroots organisations to include dengue control initiatives in their work plans. - CNA