170 Trainee cops quarantined after 'Adenovirus' outbreak- 3 died; 9 hospitalized; 2 in intensive care

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Pulapol declared free of Adenovirus

LABIS (April 3, 2011): The Police Training Centre (Pulapol) in Kuala Lumpur has been declared free of Adenovirus, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said.
He said there were no new infections detected at the centre since March 19.

Liow, however, reminded the centre's management to maintain a high level of cleanliness at all time to ensure there would be no recurrence of the infection.

Three police trainees succumbed to the infection last month while hundreds of others were quarantined.

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Also see http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...430#post403430 for articles regarding virus breakout in Pusasda army training camp

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April 16, 2011 20:08 PM

Police Trainee Warded For ILI, 10 Others Isolated For High Fever

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) -- A police trainee was admitted to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for influenza-like illness (ILI) while 10 others, including three women were isolated for high fever.

Police Training Centre (Pulapol) commandant SAC Zulkifli Mohamed said the trainee constable was at first admitted to the hospital at about 10am for suspected dengue fever but was later diagnosed with ILI.

He said the trainees were diagnosed with the illnesses by the Health Ministry when they return for training today after a two-week layoff following an adenovirus infection (illness of the respiratory system) at Pulapol recently.

The ten quarantined trainees are made up of three male trainee constables, four male trainee inspectors and three female trainee inspectors, he told reporters after the trainees returned to Pulapol here Saturday.

He said 1,963 trainee constables and inspectors were expected to return for training after they were told to break camp by health authorities for a clean-up operation at Pulapol after three trainees died of adenovirus...