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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Rashid Shirlin today confirmed that eight cases of Influenza A(H1N1) were reported in the country between Nov 14 and 20, and advised the people to adopt preventive measures.
H1N1 was now categorised as endemic, she said, meaning the infection is maintained in the population without the need for external inputs.
"No deaths were reported during that period, but the people are advised to be wary and adopt preventive measures," she told reporters after opening a trade exhibition in conjunction with the 9th Asian Congress on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, here.
She said that besides the preventive measures, the people were advised to take the trivalent influenza vaccine at any private hospital.
Government hospitals only provided the vaccine to people in the high-risk groups, she added.
There has been heightened concern among the people of late over H1N1 following a report that one person in Hong Kong contracted the virus on Nov 18.
Rosnah also said that the 127 deaths from dengue this year up to Nov 20 had exceeded the 78 for the corresponding period last year, with Selangor recording the highest number of 43 cases by state.
A total of 43,281 cases were reported this year up to Nov 20, compared to 3,715 in the corresponding period last year, she said.
Rosnah advised the people to give preference to cleanliness in their homes and surroundings and initiate "gotong royong" (self-help) clean-up programmes.
"People who remain adamant and do not clean up their surroundings can be fined up to RM500," she said.
Rosnah also said that rising upper jaw surgery in the country showed that Malaysia was developed in the area of dental medicine, and this could contribute in terms of health tourism.
President of the Asian Association of Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons Datuk Dr Sharifah Fauziah Alhabshi said ACOMS aimed to highlight the profession to Malaysians and educate them on oral and maxillofacial surgery.
She said the availability of training and advancement in surgical skills and technologies would enable local teams to perform complex craniofacial surgery in the future.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery corrects a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
The three-day congress, which started today at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, has gathered 718 delegates and 67 speakers from around the world, and has 62 booths at the trade exhibition.
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H1N1 was now categorised as endemic, she said, meaning the infection is maintained in the population without the need for external inputs.
"No deaths were reported during that period, but the people are advised to be wary and adopt preventive measures," she told reporters after opening a trade exhibition in conjunction with the 9th Asian Congress on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, here.
She said that besides the preventive measures, the people were advised to take the trivalent influenza vaccine at any private hospital.
Government hospitals only provided the vaccine to people in the high-risk groups, she added.
There has been heightened concern among the people of late over H1N1 following a report that one person in Hong Kong contracted the virus on Nov 18.
Rosnah also said that the 127 deaths from dengue this year up to Nov 20 had exceeded the 78 for the corresponding period last year, with Selangor recording the highest number of 43 cases by state.
A total of 43,281 cases were reported this year up to Nov 20, compared to 3,715 in the corresponding period last year, she said.
Rosnah advised the people to give preference to cleanliness in their homes and surroundings and initiate "gotong royong" (self-help) clean-up programmes.
"People who remain adamant and do not clean up their surroundings can be fined up to RM500," she said.
Rosnah also said that rising upper jaw surgery in the country showed that Malaysia was developed in the area of dental medicine, and this could contribute in terms of health tourism.
President of the Asian Association of Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons Datuk Dr Sharifah Fauziah Alhabshi said ACOMS aimed to highlight the profession to Malaysians and educate them on oral and maxillofacial surgery.
She said the availability of training and advancement in surgical skills and technologies would enable local teams to perform complex craniofacial surgery in the future.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery corrects a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
The three-day congress, which started today at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, has gathered 718 delegates and 67 speakers from around the world, and has 62 booths at the trade exhibition.
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=545716