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Malaysia: 2022 HFMD

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Source: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/05/793966/sharp-spike-hfmd-cases-says-health-dg

Sharp spike in HFMD cases, says Health DG
By Dawn Chan - May 5, 2022 @ 6:00am

Up to 22,463 hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases were reported nationwide until the 17th epidemiological week (April 24-30) from which, 96 per cent were children aged below 6. - File pic
Up to 22,463 hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases were reported nationwide until the 17th epidemiological week (April 24-30) from which, 96 per cent were children aged below 6. - File pic

KUALA LUMPUR: Up to 22,463 hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases were reported nationwide until the 17th epidemiological week (April 24-30) from which, 96 per cent were children aged below 6.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the statistics marked a sharp spike of 12.8 times more compared to the same period last year, which saw only 1,752 cases.

HFMD, he said, had infected 96 per cent or 21,508 children below 6; while 729 others, or three per cent, were aged from 7 to 12.

A chart shared by Dr Noor Hisham in a statement today showed the remaining one per cent or 193 cases involved adults aged 18 to 55...
 
Source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/mala...1-hfmd-cases-15-times-higher-compared/2059331

Health Ministry: Malaysia records 31,661 HFMD cases, 15 times higher compared to last year
Tuesday, 17 May 2022 01:24 PM MYT
BY SHAHRIN AIZAT NOORSHAHRIZAM

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Malaysia has recorded 31,661 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) — 15 times the amount that was recorded within the same period last year.

Last year, the country only recorded 2,121 in the same epidemiology week report.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham in a statement today said 1,676 HFMD cases were recorded in the previous epidemiology week report compared to this week’s staggering 7,526 cases which is a 349 per cent increase.

“In 2022, until May 14, Selangor contributed the largest number of cases compared to other states with 8,864 cases (28 per cent) followed by Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya 4,421 cases (14 per cent), Sabah 2,650 cases (8 per cent), Perak 2,638 cases (8 per cent) and Kelantan 2,493 cases (7.9 per cent) while other states around or less than 1,500 cases,” he said...
 
Source: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/05/799029/significant-rise-hfmd-cases

Significant rise in HFMD cases
By Mohamed Basyir - May 24, 2022 @ 1:50am

KUALA LUMPUR: Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) this year have risen 20-fold compared to last year.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 47,209 HFMD cases were recorded in Malaysia up to the 20th Epidemiology Week (EW) compared to 2,237 cases recorded in 2021 for the same period.

He said there was an increase of 106.6 per cent from the 19th EW (7,526 cases) to 15,548 cases for the 20th EW, which was expected due to the movement of people during the Hari Raya celebration.

"Until May 21, Selangor contributed the highest number of cases with 13,640, equivalent to 28.9 per cent, followed by Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya with 6,206 cases or 13.1 per cent.

"Perak recorded 4,099 cases, Kelantan 3,726 cases, and Sabah 3,352 cases. Other states reported below 2,500 cases," he said in a statement.

Dr Noor Hisham said 43,736 of this year's total cases involved children aged 6 and below, while 2,765 cases were those aged 7 to 12 and the remaining 708 aged 12 and above.

Based on surveillance of types of enterovirus this year, he said, there were three main viruses — Coxsackie A16 (CA16); Coxsackie A6 (CA6) and Enterovirus 71 (EV71).

Two children, he said, were found positive to have EV71 and had been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) following encephalitis (brain inflammation) complications.

"Both of them are below 6 years old," he added...
 
Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/06/01/hfmd-cases-up-27-fold-only-three-icu-cases-so-far



HFMD cases up 27-fold, only three ICU cases so far
Wednesday, 01 Jun 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Out of 65,535 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) reported so far, only three were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).

The Health director-general said the first and second cases were admitted to the ICU due to encephalitis complications and were confirmed to be infected with EV71 while the third case was warded for monitoring after abdominal surgery.

“The third case has been transferred to the regular ward on May 27 for further monitoring, while the first and second cases are still under close monitoring in the ICU,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Dr Noor Hisham said as of May 28, a total of 65,535 cases of HFMD were reported, which was a 27-fold increase from only 2,333 cases in the same period last year.

Selangor has the highest number of cases at 18,525 (28.27%), followed by Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya with 8,088 (12.34%), Perak 5,810 (8.87%), Kelantan 4,905 (7.48%), and Sabah 4,077 (6.22%)...
 
Source: https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/193710/hfmd-cases-down-9pc-but-2-children-still-in-icu/

HFMD cases down 9pc, but 2 children still in ICU
Published on: Tuesday, June 07, 2022
By: FMT

PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported a 9.3% decrease in hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases over the past week (May 20-June 4), though two children remain in intensive care.

In a statement, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there were 16,954 cases reported in the one-week period compared to 18,688 the week before.

A total of 82,846 cases have been reported from the start of the year until June 4 – a 32-fold increase in the number of cases during the same period last year, when only 2,485 cases were reported.

Most cases (90%) involved children aged six and below while 8% were among those aged between seven and 12.

The majority of cases were in Selangor (28.1%), followed by Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (11.5%), Perak (9.7%), Kelantan (7.5%) and Kelantan (6.9%)...
 
Source: https://themalaysianreserve.com/2022/06/14/malaysia-reports-95294-hfmd-cases-to-date/

Malaysia reports 95,294 HFMD cases to date
by TMR / pic by TMR FILE

MALAYSIA saw a 36-fold increase in the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases from Jan 1 until June 11 this year.

Up to 95,924 HFMD cases were detected during the period, according to the Health Ministry, up from 30,880 cases in the pre-pandemic year.

Ninety percent of the total infections were detected among children aged below six years old with 86,230 cases, followed by seven to 12 years old. Only 2% of the total cases were reported among children aged above 12...

...“Three major viruses that contributed to the rises in HFMD cases were Enterovirus 71 (EV71), Coxsackie A6 (CA6) and Coxsackie A16 (CA16),” the ministry said.

However, only three HFMD cases were treated in the intensive care unit, with two involving encephalitis.
 
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