By Olivia Miwil- 3 September 2016 @4.59pm
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KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia recorded its first locally-transmitted Zika case when a 61-year-old man tested positive for the virus in Likas, Sabah.
The finding makes the man the country's second case. Two days ago, the health authorities confirmed that a 58-year-old woman from Klang had the virus after visiting Singapore.
A statement by Health Ministry today stated that the man, from Taman Public Jaya in Likas, developed high fever on Aug 27 and his condition deteriorated with muscle pain and diarrhoea.
He was admitted to the emergency and trauma unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2 on Aug 31 for further treatment.
Urine and blood tests indicated that the man tested positive for Zika.
The severity of the symptoms might be caused by the man's existing medical condition such as hypertension, chronic artery disease, chronic kidney disease and kidney stones.
The man, however, has not recently traveled to Zika-affected countries.
Authorities believe he is likely to have been bitten by an infected Aedes mosquito here.
Early this year, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Entomologist Associate Professor Dr Chua Tock Hing revealed that a woman from Germany had possibly contracted the disease in Keningau, Sabah, two years ago.
He was referring to a United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report during a talk organised by Jesselton Medical Centre here in February.
The CDC report, “Emerging Infectious Diseases” Volume 21 — Number 5, May 2015 said the 45-year-old woman from Heidelberg, Germany, fell ill six days after her return from a three-week vacation in Malaysia in August 2014.
The report also cited a study by Marchette NJ, Garcia R and Rudrick A on isolation of Zika virus from Aedes mosquitoes in Malaysia, which shows that antibodies against Zika virus were detected in 15 out of 79 people in Peninsular Malaysia and nine out of 50 in Sabah in 1969.
Sabah man with Zika dies of heart complications
BY OLIVIA MIWIL - 3 SEPTEMBER 2016 @ 7:02 PM
KOTA KINABALU: The 61-year-old man, who hours earlier became the second Malaysian tested positive for Zika, has died due to heart complications.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed this when contacted this evening.
The Sabah man was also reported to be the first-locally transmitted Zika patient.
Two days ago, the health authorities confirmed that a 58-year-old woman from Klang had the virus after visiting Singapore.
In a statement issued earlier today Hisham said the Zika male patient from Taman Public Jaya in Likas developed high fever on Aug 27 and his condition deteriorated with muscle pain and diarrhoea.
He was admitted to the emergency and trauma unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2 on Aug 31 for further treatment.
Urine and blood tests conducted on him returned positive for Zika.
The severity of the symptoms might be caused by the man's existing medical condition such as hypertension, chronic artery disease, chronic kidney disease and kidney stones, Hisham said.
“The man, however, has not recently traveled to Zika-affected countries and was likely bitten by an infected Aedes mosquito here.”
Early this year, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Entomologist Associate Professor Dr Chua Tock Hing revealed that a woman from Germany had possibly contracted the disease in Keningau, Sabah, two years ago.
He was referring to a United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report during a talk organised by Jesselton Medical Centre here in February.
The CDC report, “Emerging Infectious Diseases” Volume 21 — Number 5, May 2015 said the 45-year-old woman from Heidelberg, Germany, fell ill six days after her return from a three-week vacation in Malaysia in August 2014.
The report also cited a study by Marchette NJ, Garcia R and Rudrick A on isolation of Zika virus from Aedes mosquitoes in Malaysia, which shows that antibodies against Zika virus were detected in 15 out of 79 people in Peninsular Malaysia and nine out of 50 in Sabah in 1969.
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Malaysia gets second Zika case, this time in Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia recorded its first locally-transmitted Zika case when a 61-year-old man tested positive for the virus in Likas, Sabah.
The finding makes the man the country's second case. Two days ago, the health authorities confirmed that a 58-year-old woman from Klang had the virus after visiting Singapore.
A statement by Health Ministry today stated that the man, from Taman Public Jaya in Likas, developed high fever on Aug 27 and his condition deteriorated with muscle pain and diarrhoea.
He was admitted to the emergency and trauma unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2 on Aug 31 for further treatment.
Urine and blood tests indicated that the man tested positive for Zika.
The severity of the symptoms might be caused by the man's existing medical condition such as hypertension, chronic artery disease, chronic kidney disease and kidney stones.
The man, however, has not recently traveled to Zika-affected countries.
Authorities believe he is likely to have been bitten by an infected Aedes mosquito here.
Early this year, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Entomologist Associate Professor Dr Chua Tock Hing revealed that a woman from Germany had possibly contracted the disease in Keningau, Sabah, two years ago.
He was referring to a United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report during a talk organised by Jesselton Medical Centre here in February.
The CDC report, “Emerging Infectious Diseases” Volume 21 — Number 5, May 2015 said the 45-year-old woman from Heidelberg, Germany, fell ill six days after her return from a three-week vacation in Malaysia in August 2014.
The report also cited a study by Marchette NJ, Garcia R and Rudrick A on isolation of Zika virus from Aedes mosquitoes in Malaysia, which shows that antibodies against Zika virus were detected in 15 out of 79 people in Peninsular Malaysia and nine out of 50 in Sabah in 1969.
Sabah man with Zika dies of heart complications
BY OLIVIA MIWIL - 3 SEPTEMBER 2016 @ 7:02 PM
KOTA KINABALU: The 61-year-old man, who hours earlier became the second Malaysian tested positive for Zika, has died due to heart complications.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah confirmed this when contacted this evening.
The Sabah man was also reported to be the first-locally transmitted Zika patient.
Two days ago, the health authorities confirmed that a 58-year-old woman from Klang had the virus after visiting Singapore.
In a statement issued earlier today Hisham said the Zika male patient from Taman Public Jaya in Likas developed high fever on Aug 27 and his condition deteriorated with muscle pain and diarrhoea.
He was admitted to the emergency and trauma unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2 on Aug 31 for further treatment.
Urine and blood tests conducted on him returned positive for Zika.
The severity of the symptoms might be caused by the man's existing medical condition such as hypertension, chronic artery disease, chronic kidney disease and kidney stones, Hisham said.
“The man, however, has not recently traveled to Zika-affected countries and was likely bitten by an infected Aedes mosquito here.”
Early this year, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Entomologist Associate Professor Dr Chua Tock Hing revealed that a woman from Germany had possibly contracted the disease in Keningau, Sabah, two years ago.
He was referring to a United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report during a talk organised by Jesselton Medical Centre here in February.
The CDC report, “Emerging Infectious Diseases” Volume 21 — Number 5, May 2015 said the 45-year-old woman from Heidelberg, Germany, fell ill six days after her return from a three-week vacation in Malaysia in August 2014.
The report also cited a study by Marchette NJ, Garcia R and Rudrick A on isolation of Zika virus from Aedes mosquitoes in Malaysia, which shows that antibodies against Zika virus were detected in 15 out of 79 people in Peninsular Malaysia and nine out of 50 in Sabah in 1969.
Tests on 10 people close to Zika victim in Likas show negative for the virus
BY OLIVIA MIWIL - 6 SEPTEMBER 2016 @ 9:55 AM
KOTA KINABALU: The results of blood and urine tests conducted on 10 people who had close contact with a Zika victim in Likas, Sabah found them negative of the virus, state health authority said today.
In a statement, state Health Department director Dr Christina Rundi said their blood and urine samples were taken on Saturday after a 61-year-old man was confirmed as the first locally transmitted case of Zika virus infection in the country.
The man died at 5.30pm the same day due to heart complications.
"The state health department had inspected 280 of 775 premises within 400-meter radius from the deceased's house.
"The rest of the houses were not checked as owners refused the inspection or no one was home," she said, pointing out that the health authority's inspection for possible breeding sites at these premises was necessary to prevent further spread of the infection.
She said an ongoing health awareness campaign on Zika is being conducted around the area to educate the public on the issue.
Dr Christina said it was important to note that dengue fever remained as one of the main health problems in the state, the same vector that also spread the Zika virus.
As of Saturday, there were 2,516 dengue cases recorded in the state, which showed an increase of 685 cases compared to same period last year.
Seventeen outbreak localities have been identified including Pulau Bakungan Kecil in sandakan, Batu 5, Jalan Sook in Keningau, and latest was in Kg Bambangan here.
The first Zika case in the country was recorded on Thursday after a 58-year-old woman from Klang, Selangor was infected with the virus after returning from Singapore on Aug 21.
It was reported that the patient has been discharged from the Sungai Buloh Hospital on Saturday.
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