Published Date: 2006-03-05 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/EDR> Hand, foot and mouth disease - Malaysia (Sarawak)(02)
Archive Number: 20060305.0712
HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE - MALAYSIA (SARAWAK)(02)
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Date: Sat 4 Mar 2006
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Source: Gulf Times, 4 Mar 2006 [edited]
<http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?
cu_no=2&item_no=75199&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25>
Malaysia closes 500 [kindergarten] schools to stop disease
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The Malaysian Health Ministry ordered the immediate closure of 488
kindergartens in the Borneo state of Sarawak for 2 weeks, after
rising cases of hand, foot and mouth disease among children, a news
report said yesterday [3 Mar 2006].
"This action is taken to stem the transmission of the disease, which
has increased rapidly in Sarawak," Health Minister Chua Soi Lek was
quoted as saying by Bernama, the national news agency.
The 2-week kindergarten closure follows 3 deaths this year [2006] in
the state from the viral disease, which produces symptoms that
include fever, a rash in the mouth and sores with blisters on the
palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The latest death occurred
on Wednesday [1 Mar 2006]. Chua said 942 cases had been reported from
1 Jan to 18 Feb 2006, compared with 270 in the same period last year
[2005].
Tests on one of victims revealed the presence of enterovirus 71, the
virus that caused deaths during a 1997 hand, foot and mouth disease
outbreak, he said. The disease is spread through the saliva and feces
from those infected, and Chua advised parents to promote cleanliness
among their children and said those with symptoms of the disease
should seek treatment immediately. The disease normally takes 3-5
days to manifest, and death is caused by complications such as
inflammation of the heart and sometimes meningitis, he added.
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[A map of the affected area, Sarawak, can be accessed at:
<http://www.abcmalaysia.com/maps/emsia_map.htm>
<http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/south_east_asia/malaysia/malaysia.htm>
- Mod.RY]
[Picture of hand lesions:
<http://dermnet.com/image.cfm?passedArrayIndex=6&moduleID=24&moduleGroupID=327>
- Mod.JW]
See Also
Hand, foot and mouth disease - Malaysia (Sarawak) 20060303.06712005
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Hand, foot & mouth disease - Malaysia (Penang)(2) 20050223.0579
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Malaysia (Penang) 20050115.0127
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Taiwan (Central) (04) 20050611.1623
Hand, foot and mouth disease - Taiwan (Central) 20050523.1417
2002
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Hand, foot & mouth disease - Malaysia 20020409.3910
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Taiwan (02) 20020514.4196
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Taiwan 20020405.3883
2001
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Hand, foot & mouth disease - Malaysia 20010531.1069
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Singapore (04) 20010226.0379
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Singapore & Malaysia 20010105.0042
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Singapore 20010105.0037
2000
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Hand, foot & mouth disease - Malaysia & Singapore (06) 20001025.1849
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Singapore (09) 20001023.1834
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Malaysia & Singapore 20000920.1626
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Singapore 20000913.1562
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Malaysia (03) 20000521.0806
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Malaysia 20000325.0433
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Taiwan: 1998-1999 20000203.0163
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