Malaysia: 2018 Mumps

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Source: http://www.theborneopost.com/2018/03/04/mumps-health-ministry-steps-up-monitoring-2/




Mumps: Health Ministry steps up monitoring
March 4, 2018, Sunday

SEGAMAT: The Health Ministry will further boost its monitoring and proactive steps to control the spread of mumps.

Its minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam described mumps as a common mild symptom which people need not be anxious about, as regular monitoring and checks were being conducted by the ministry.

?From the point of view of science and technology, mumps are acceptable so people need not be afraid.. the ministry is working with various agencies to monitor the disease,? he told reporters after launching the Segamat Parliamentary Constituency People?s Touch Sale programme here yesterday.

The media yesterday reported that 70 students and three teachers of Sekolah Menengah Agama Kuala Lipis, Pahang had been infected with the mumps virus since Feb 20.

Subramaniam said the ministry was still waiting for a complete report from the State Health Department to identify the cause for the spread of the disease at the school...

 

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Source: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/08/400659/terengganu-school-hit-mumps-outbreak

Terengganu school hit by mumps outbreak
By Mohd Noor Aswad - August 12, 2018 @ 7:59pm

KUALA TERENGGANU: Some 440 students from the Madrasah Moden Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Melayu (MAIDAM) school in Besut were sent home following an outbreak of mumps.

Terengganu Religious Affairs Department senior assistant commissioner Lothman Awang said the students were sent home after 82 other students showed symptoms of mumps.

He said the 82 students had initially complained of having fevers.

?They fell ill from fever and we saw that their necks were swollen. They were sent to the Padang Luas Health Clinic and Besut Hospital where they were confirmed to have contracted mumps,? he said...