Four Malaysian family members cleared of bird flu after quarantine

[AlaskaDenise]

http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/05-10-2006/84870-birdflu-0

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><!-- TEXT BLOCK 0 -->Four family members who were quarantined after they developed fevers in Malaysia's eastern Kelantan state have been cleared of the deadly H5N1 strain ofbird flu, an official said Thursday.

The four had been isolated after one of them, living in a rural area near chickens, had shown signs of the flu, said Health Ministry diseases control division director Dr. Ramlee Rahmat.
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<!-- TEXT BLOCK 2 -->"This is part of our quarantine procedure," Ramlee said. "Because of their fevers and proximity to chickens, they were quarantined immediately."
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<!-- TEXT BLOCK 3 -->All tests returned produced negative results Thursday, Ramlee said, but he did not say if the family members had been released from the Kota Baru Hospital, where they were isolated earlier this week.
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<!-- TEXT BLOCK 4 -->Ramlee did not divulge their names and ages, and said he had no information on whether the poultry in the area tested positive for bird flu. </STRONG />
<!-- TEXT BLOCK 5 -->Malaysia was officially declared free of bird flu in June, three months after the last outbreak of the virulent H5N1 strain was detected in chickens in a northern village, reports AP.
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<!-- TEXT BLOCK 6 -->There have been no known human deaths from the disease in Malaysia. </STRONG />
<!-- TEXT BLOCK 7 -->The H5N1 strain of bird flu virus has killed at least 148 people worldwide since it started ravaging poultry stocks in Asia three years ago, according to the World Health Organization.

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[Theresa42]

Re: Four Malaysian family members cleared of bird flu after quarantine

toggletext-ed from Malaysian:

The chicken died, 4 as a family in attention
Oleh Wan Faizal Ismayatim and Betty Subaryati
Oct 6, 2006

KOTA BHARU: Four as a family from the Jelawat week close to Bachok here, was put into King's Hospital Perempuan Zainab II (HRPZ II) for the treatment and pemerhatian neat for pushed them aside was infected by the illness berpunca than ternakan after their four chickens died mengejut.

Respectively that had simptom the fever, was sick the throat and was sick the foundation since Isnin then, was put to wad the exile as the step avoided the risk of the contagious illness including 'selesema burung' [bird flu] or Avian influenza (H5N1).

Minister Kesihatan [Health], Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek, said when this, the ministry was still waiting for the decision of the sample exam of chicken blood to die than the Position Perkhidmatan the animal (JPH) to know the death extremity ternakan that that was measured is accepted today.

He said, setakat this the blood exam that was carried out by HRPZII against four as a family terbabit that consisted a man and three women found the illness that was experienced by them not the connection H5N1.

?Ujian the beginning pointed them out experienced jangkitan serious breathing but not the connection with H5N1. We placed them in wad the exile kerana in the period equally current the death of the chicken in their house.

?Kita did not justify a person than them that still studying to the school kerana in this situation, we must be careful so as the decision of the sample of the chicken will be ratified tomorrow (today).

?Kita be hit by was waiting, very frightened the chicken (that died) that H5N1 positive. But, now did not for the story be selesema burung...we took the step breakingprep early to not mahu the people in Bachok most exposed to the risk.

?Kalau the decision than JPH showed the chicken was free H5N1 and pesakit terbabit also already sihat, they will be permitted to come home," he said.

He said thus to the reporter after paying a visit Hospital Tumpat, here, overnight. Be present same, the Director Kesihatan Kelantan, Datuk Dr Ahmad Razin Ahmad Maher and the Director of the Crammed Hospital, Dr Maktar Mohamed.

The director JPH Kelantan, Dr Idris Kadir, when being found, said lapan the sample of blood and calitan the anus nine chickens and the duck belonging to the family terbabit that lived in Taman Sri Fedia, Jelawat has been taken to Isnin then.

He said, the sample terbabit has been delivered to the Centre of Veterinar Investigation in Kuala Lumpur and the decision of his analysis is measured it was known today.

"Was based on the announcement of the family, their four chickens died at intervals of two or three days since last week." The family maintained five nonpedigreed chickens, four fight chickens and four ducks.

?Ketika this, all the owners ternakan the poultry was around the region asked to imprison the chicken and the available duck as well as to take the step in the safety as using the cover of the nose every time controlled ternakan itu,? he said.

He said, JPH will continue to monitor the cash so as the report was than the exam that was undertaken accepted for decisive an action thing that was taken by the next one.

He said, so as Ogos this year, his side has taken 5.000 samples calitan the nonpedigreed chicken anus, the meat chicken, the egg chicken, the duck, puyuh [quail], birds in the merchandise shop as well as migration birds for the analysis but all of them were found by the negative selesema burung [bf].

http://www.bharian.com.my/m/BHarian/Friday/Nasional/20061006002016/Article/

 

[Theresa42]

Re: Four Malaysian family members cleared of bird flu after quarantine

Just a quick note on the situation with the press in Malaysia - from the BBC:

Malaysia has some of the toughest censorship laws in the world. The authorities exert substantial control over the media and restrictions may be imposed in the name of national security.

The government is keen to insulate the largely-Muslim population from what it considers harmful foreign influences on TV. News is subject to censorship, entertainment shows and music videos regularly fall foul of the censors, and scenes featuring swearing and kissing are routinely removed from TV programmes and films.

The TV sector comprises commercial networks and pay-TV operations. Around a quarter of TV households subscribe to the Astro multichannel service. Two more pay-TV operators, MiTV and Fine TV, entered the market in 2005. TV3 is a leading national private, terrestrial broadcaster.

State-owned Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) operates two TV networks and many of the country's radio services. Private stations are on the air, broadcasting in Malay, Tamil, Chinese and English.

Newspapers must renew their publication licences annually, and the home minister can suspend or revoke publishing permits.

Some web sites, such as Laman Reformasi, close to former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, freeMalaysia and Malaysiakini, have attracted official criticism.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1304569.stm#media