Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

[Gert van der Hoek]

Malaysia says five from bird flu area in hospital

08 Jun 2007 07:28:41 GMT


KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Reuters) - Five people living near the site of a bird flu outbreak close to the Malaysian capital are in hospital with flu-like symptoms, the country's health minister said on Friday.

Chua Soi Lek said the five -- from the village Paya Jaras Hilir and aged between 11 months and 35 years -- were in stable condition.

He said they had been living within 300 metres (984 ft) of an area in Malaysia's central state of Selangor where the H5N1 bird flu was detected this week -- the first case since March last year.

"They went to the hospital to get treatment and have been isolated because of the symptoms," Chua said in a statement.

Seventeen villagers who reported mild fever had been placed under home surveillance, he said.

"So far, there's still no case of avian influenza infection among humans," Chua added.

Malaysia reported on Wednesday its first case of H5N1 bird flu in more than a year in what authorities called an isolated incident.

Chua also said culling of chickens within a one-kilometre radius of the outbreak, comprising four villages, which began on Thursday, would continue.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KLR30946.htm

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

June 08, 2007 15:15 PM

Bird Flu: Five People Admitted To Hospital For Observation

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (Bernama) -- Five residents of Kampung Paya Jaras Hilir -- four men and a woman -- were admitted to the Sungai Buloh Hospital yesterday for observation after showing flu-like symptoms.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said the residents, aged between 11 months and 35, were in stable condition.

He said they were staying within the 300m radius of the area where chickens were tested positive for the A/H5 virus.

They went to the hospital to get treatment and have been isolated because of the symptoms," he said in a statement today.

Dr Chua said until 6pm yesterday, checks had been conducted on
476 houses and 3,204 residents of Kampung Paya Jaras Hilir and Kampung
Kubu Gajah in Sungai Buloh by the Selangor Health Department
officials.

"So far, there's still no case which meets the definition of the
avian influenza infection among humans detected," he added.

Dr Chua said a total of 187 officers were involved in various
operations to prevent and monitor the disease, including 22 at the
Sungai Buloh Hospital isolation ward and 55 from the Veterinary
Services Department.

He said health education programmes would continue to be conducted
in the affected areas and an additional 530 health pamphlets and
health alert cards would be distributed to the residents.

Until now, 889 health pamphlets and health alert cards had been
distributed, he added.

The minister said that the ministry's Crisis Preparedness and
Response Centre in Putrajaya, which opened yesterday, had received
five calls from the public complaining of fowls roaming in their
neighbourhood and seeking advice on measures to prevent bird flu.

Dr Chua also said culling of the fowls within a kilometre radius of
the outbreak, comprising Kampung Paya Jaras Hilir, Kampung Paya
Jaras Tengah, Kampung Paya Jaras Dalam and Kampung Kubu Gajah, which
began at 8pm yesterday, would continue.

He advised residents in the affected areas to inform health
authorities if their fowls died under suspicious circumstances and
to seek immediate treatment if they came down with fever, coughing,
sore throat or breathing difficulties or had direct contact with
dead chickens.

Residents are also advised to ensure their hygiene by washing their
hands with water and soap often.


http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=266377

 

[Treyfish]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

Five ill Malaysians hospitalized on bird flu fears

<!-- date --><SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript> <!-- if ( location.hostname.toLowerCase().indexOf( "edition." ) != -1 ) { document.write('POSTED: 0843 GMT (1643 HKT), June 8, 2007');}else { document.write('POSTED: 4:43 a.m. EDT, June 8, 2007');} //--> </SCRIPT>POSTED: 4:43 a.m. EDT, June 8, 2007 <!-- /date -->


<!--endclickprintinclude--><!--startclickprintinclude--><SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript>var clickExpire = "07/8/2007";</SCRIPT><!---->Story Highlights

? Five Malaysians placed in hospital isolation ward as precaution for bird flu
? The four males and one female, ages 11 months to 35 years, in stable condition
? Incident follows country's first outbreak of H5N1 among birds in more than a year
? Officials still destroying birds within a 1 km radius of the villages hit by outbreak
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Five Malaysians with flu-like symptoms were in a hospital isolation ward Friday as a precaution for bird flu, the health minister said, after the country's first reported outbreak of H5N1 among birds in more than a year.
The four males and one female, ages 11 months to 35 years, were in stable condition and under observation after coming to Sungai Buloh Hospital on their own accord to seek treatment, said a statement from Health Minister Chua Soi Lek.
Chua stressed that so far, including the five patients, "no case that meets the definition of avian influenza infection among humans has been detected."
The statement did not specify whether the patients were being tested for bird flu. Other ministry officials said they could not immediately comment, and hospital authorities handling the matter could not immediately be contacted.
Veterinary officials said Tuesday that concerns about bird flu emerged after tests on 60 birds that died last week in Sungai Buloh, near Malaysia's commercial capital, Kuala Lumpur, confirmed they had the H5N1 bird flu virus.
Since then, health authorities have visited 4,556 villagers in 742 homes in the area to look for anyone suffering symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat or breathing difficulties, Chua said.
However, he said 17 people with mild fevers have been ordered to remain at home until health officials, who will check on them periodically, give them clearance to leave.
Animal health officials were still destroying birds within a 1-kilometer (0.6 mile) radius of the villages hit by the outbreak, Chua said. Authorities have said they expect to kill about 6,000 birds, mainly backyard village chickens, by the end of this week.
Malaysia last reported an outbreak of the virulent H5N1 bird flu strain in March 2006, in chickens in a northern village. The government declared the country free of bird flu in June 2006.
No other birds in Sungai Buloh have been reported to have died of bird flu since the weekend.
Officials have said they need to analyze the case further to determine the origin of the virus, and have stressed that the outbreak was an isolated incident.
Bird flu has killed at least 189 people since H5N1 started ravaging Asian poultry flocks in late 2003, according to the World Health Organization. There have been no fatalities in Malaysia. Good find Dutchie!Damm bad news though.:tiphat:http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/06/08/malaysia.bird.flu.ap/index.html

 

[Theresa42]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

Five residents of Kampung Paya Jaras Hilir -- four men and a woman -- were admitted to the Sungai Buloh Hospital yesterday for observation after showing flu-like symptoms.

Paya Jaras Hilir village is in Selangor state which is just across the strait from Riau & North Sumatra in Indonesia (not to mention that Paya Jaras Hilir is, apparently, near to Kuala Lumpur):

http://www.answers.com/topic/paya-jaras

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selangor

 

[Niko]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

Ministry takes no chances

Media Player
PETALING JAYA: No bird flu cases have been detected among humans following the detection of virus at Kg Paya Jaras Hilir near Sg Buloh on Tuesday, said the Health Minister.

However, the ministry was not taking any chances and had taken precautionary steps including opening up operation centres, interviewing villagers and distributing bird flu awareness brochures, Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek said

He said that active case detection (ACD) had been carried out within a 300m radius from where the dead chicken were found.

?The ministry has conducted checks on 71 houses involving 307 residents. No one was infected,? he said.

However, the Sg Buloh Hospital is on standby to accept any suspected avian influenza cases he said.

Dr Chua said that anyone who had had contact with an infected chicken or who had fever, cough, sore throat and difficulty in breathing should seek treatment at a nearby clinic or hospital.

He also advised residents to alert the nearby district health office, clinic or the veterinary office if they found more dead chicken in their village.

Four operations centres was opened yesterday at the Selangor state health department, Petaling health office, Sg Buloh Hospital and also at the Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) at the ministry's Disease Control Unit. The CPRC hotline number is 03-8881-0600 or 03-8881-0700.

He said health officers had also been briefed on the Alert, Enhanced Surveillance and Management of Avian Influenza in Human guideline.
?All health and Veterinary Services Department officers involved in the culling of the chickens will also be placed under a 14-day surveillance as precautionary measure,? he said.

Meanwhile, Sabah government slapped a ban on the import of fresh chicken from Peninsular Malaysia following the discovery of the bird flu virus.
The state government also imposed strict checks at entry points from neighbouring countries.

State Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Ismail said in Kota Kinabalu that, as of yesterday, the state was free of the virus.
?We have stepped up our surveillance and monitoring all entry points,? Abdul Rahim said yesterday.

?Our checks are not only on chicken but other animals,? he said, adding that it was aimed at stopping smuggling of livestock from Philippines and Indonesia into the state.

 

[Mingus]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

http://english.people.com.cn/200706/08/eng20070608_382448.html

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=460 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=t11red align=right width=214 height=20>UPDATED: 22:15, June 08, 2007</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=465 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=t18>Malaysia reports five suspected human cases of bird flu</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>

<SCRIPT language=javascript><!-- drawline1(); //--></SCRIPT><SCRIPT langage="javascript"> printResizeButton(); </SCRIPT>

</TD></TR><TR><TD>
Four men and a woman were hospitalized in Malaysia for bird flu-like symptoms, according to the Malaysian Health Ministry on Friday.
The five, aged between 11 months and 35 years old, were living within the 300m radius of the area, where chickens were tested positive for deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
"They went to the hospital to get treatment and have been isolated because of the symptoms," the ministry said in a statement, adding that they were in stable condition.
"So far, there's still no case which meets the definition of the avian influenza infection among humans detected," it said.
Malaysian officials Wednesday confirmed that H5N1 strain of bird flu virus had been detected in a village of Selangor State near here.
This was the first bird flu case in the country after an outbreak in February and March last year.
Source: Xinhua

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[Laidback Al]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

The five suspected human cases are from the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1lace w:st="on"><st1laceType w:st="on">village</st1laceType> of <st1laceName w:st="on">Kampong Paya Jaras Hilir</st1laceName></st1lace>. ?Kampong? is apparently part of the name of the village, e.g. <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New York City</st1:City></st1lace>. This village along with three others makes up the ?town? of Paya Jaras.
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
Kampong Paya Jaras Dalam (?)
Kampong Paya Jaras Tengah (?central?)
Kampong Paya Jaras Hulu (?upstream?)
Kampong Paya Jaras Hilir (?lower")

Kampong Kubuh Gajah and Sungai Buluh are two other locations where H5N1 infected poultry were discovered. http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26252

Map of locations and major roads within this area of the state of Selangor.

 

[HenryN]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

2 boys hospitalized in northern Malaysia as precaution against bird flu<!-- /kicker & headline --><!-- subhead --><!-- /subhead --><!-- byline -->

The Associated Press
Published: June 9, 2007

<!-- /byline --><!-- body text --><SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript> document.writeln('<div id="bodyText" style="font-size: ' + currentTextSize + 'px; line-height: ' + currentLineHeight + 'px;">'); </SCRIPT><!-- article tools - narrow (used with span photos) -->

<!-- email article -->

<!-- /email article --><!-- audionews -->
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Two boys with high fevers have been hospitalized in northern Malaysia as a precaution against bird flu, raising concerns that the disease could be more widespread in the country than expected, officials said Saturday.



Malaysia on Tuesday reported its first bird flu outbreak in more than a year after tests on 60 birds that died in Sungai Buloh, near its commercial capital, Kuala Lumpur, confirmed they had the virulent H5N1 virus.
Officials immediately moved to slaughter about 6,000 birds in the area and took other measures to contain the outbreak, which they called an isolated incident. Five villagers with flu-like symptoms were hospitalized.
But fresh concerns emerged after two boys, aged two and four, were hospitalized Friday in northern Kedah state with high fevers after coming into contact with chickens that later died in their village, said Ramlee Rahmat, deputy director-general of public health.
Kedah is about 300 kilometers (180 miles) from Kuala Lumpur.

"We are just taking precautions because there is a history of dead chickens in the village. The boys are under observation. It is too early to say if it is bird flu. We are still investigating," he told The Associated Press.
Veterinary officials have collected samples from about 30 chickens that had died in the boys' village in the past month to test for bird flu, said Kamarudin Mohamad Isa, disease control chief at the Veterinary Services Department.
"In a true case of avian flu, there will be a simultaneous death of a large number of chickens and it normally happens very quickly, within one week. However, we are not taking any chances," he said.
Malaysia last reported an outbreak of the H5N1 strain in March 2006 in chickens in a northern village. The government declared the country free of bird flu in June 2006.
Officials have said they need to further analyze the case in Sungai Buloh to determine the origin of the virus.
Bird flu has killed at least 189 people since it started ravaging Asian poultry flocks in late 2003, according to the World Health Organization. There have been no fatalities in Malaysia.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/09/asia/AS-GEN-Malaysia-Bird-Flu.php
<!-- pagination --><!-- /pagination --><!-- ISI_LISTEN_STOP --><!-- /copy --><!-- bottom banner ad --><!-- No ad for asia_banner_article --><!-- /bottom banner ad -->
<!-- /body text -->

 

[HenryN]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

News Focus : Mother hopes it&#146;s just normal fever

Malaysia

2007/06/09

nstonline

SUNGAI BULOH: "The neighbours of a poultry farmer, whose chickens had died of suspected bird flu, are among the five people under treatment for flu symptoms at the Sungai Buloh Hospital.

Mohd Asmat Mohd Yatim, 22, a mechanic, his 20-year-old wife and their 11-month son, were admitted on Thursday.

Asmat&#146;s mother, Adian Putih, 60, said the family were asked to go to the hospital after medical officers from the Health Ministry conducted a check at their house, situated only a few metres from the farmer&#146;s home.

"They have not been well since a week ago. They are having cough, flu and fever.

She said her family did not have any chickens at their house or come into contact with their neigbbour&#146;s chickens.

"I&#146;m very worried. I hope it&#146;s just a normal fever and they will be allowed to go home soon," she added." -

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/National/20070609082105/Article/index_html

 

[prepdeb]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

Eleven Malaysians being checked for bird flu
(AFP)

9 June 2007



KUALA LUMPUR - A total of eleven Malaysians were under observation in hospital Saturday as officials denied there was a second outbreak of bird flu in the country.


The latest suffering ill health are two young boys, who were diagnosed with high fevers in northern Kedah state after playing with chickens which later died in their village, said Zainuddin Wahab, the health ministry?s deputy director for disease control.

However no H5N1 virus has been found among the latest birds that died, he said.

?In the first place, the veterinary department confirmed that there was no bird flu detected among the dead chickens in the village there, so the source of the infection is not H5N1. It?s definitely not bird flu,? Zainuddin said.

Officials on Saturday said all of those hospitalised are in stable condition and did not show symptoms of being infected by the virulent H5N1 virus.

Five others aged between 11 months and 35 years, who were hospitalised Friday are also stable. All live within 300 metres (328 yards) of the Wednesday outbreak ? Malaysia?s first in more than a year ? on the outskirts of the capital.

Health officials have conducted checks on 476 houses and 3,204 residents of Sungai Buloh and a neighbouring village where 60 chickens have died of the H5N1 strain, in central Selangor state.

Two young boys, aged 13 and 7, were also hospitalised in southern Malacca state with flu-like symptoms after they had visited relatives in Selangor, the Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre said Saturday.

?At present all the 11 cases are under investigation. All the cases do not meet the definition of the avian influenza infection among humans,? Mohamad Faid from the crisis centre told AFP.

?In eight of the cases, including one boy in Malacca, results have showed negative for avian influenza infection. We have yet to receive reports on the other cases,? he said.

To contain the disease, more than 3,000 birds have been slaughtered within a one-kilometre radius of the outbreak while more birds will be culled within the next two days, officials said.

Malaysia reported H5N1 outbreaks in February 2006 when it appeared in free-range chickens near Kuala Lumpur, triggering the slaughter of tens of thousands of birds. There were no human cases.

Five other outbreaks followed but the country declared itself free of bird flu in June 2006.

H5N1 has killed 188 people and ravaged poultry flocks worldwide since 2003, according to the World Health Organisation.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/Display...ne/theworld_June290.xml&section=theworld&col=

 

[Treyfish]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

Saturday June 9, 7:11 PM

Malaysia says no human bird flu infections so far

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has found no human cases of bird flu so far, with 10 of 11 people taken to hospital with symptoms having tested negative, a Health Ministry official said on Saturday.

Results from a blood sample of the 11th person would be known later on Saturday, said Ramlee Rahmat, Deputy Director-General of Public Health.
Of the 11 who had shown symptoms, seven were in the central state of Selangor, two in the northern state of Kedah and two in the central state of Malacca, the official Bernama news agency quoted the official as saying.
Malaysia detected the H5N1 bird flu virus in chickens in a village in Selangor on Wednesday, the first time avian influenza had been found in the country since March 21 last year. The authorities have been culling chickens within a one-kilometre radius of the outbreak as a protective measure:tiphat: http://asia.news.yahoo.com/070609/3/334xx.html

 

[Treyfish]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

Chua: No one infected with bird flu

PENANG: No one in the country has been infected with bird flu so far, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said.
He said the five patients at Sungai Buloh Hospital and two more at the Alor Star Hospital had returned home after testing negative for the virus.
?Two more are under observation in Sungai Buloh and one more in Malacca.
?The patient in Malacca fell sick after returning from Sungai Buloh,? he told newsmen before visiting Taman Tun Sardon flats here with Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting yesterday.
Dr Chua said that, to date, health officers had visited 768 houses and screened 4,608 residents in Sungai Buloh.
He said that during their rounds, 30 residents with upper respiratory infection were placed under home surveillance.
He also said Asia-Pacific health ministers during a recent meeting in Sydney were impressed with Malaysia's success in preventing the virus from infecting humans.
He said the country's success was due to its political commitment and close cooperation between the health and veterinary departments.
?Also, our efforts would be futile without the cooperation of poultry farmers. Many of them readily came forward to assist in our culling operations,? he said.
Also present were Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy and Seri Delima assemblyman Datuk Koay Kar Huah.
In Alor Star, state Veterinary Services Department director Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam said samples taken from dead and live fowls from Kampung Padang in Pokok Sena have tested negative for bird flu.
?Although all samples are negative, active surveillance will be carried out continuously in all districts,? he said yesterday.
Kedah went on high alert on Friday when two brothers developed high fever after returning from their grandfather?s house in Kampung Padang in Mukim Gajah Mati, where at least 30 chickens had died over a period of one month.
Ahmad Adam Aimy Ahmad Halimy, three, and his brother Ahmad Ariff, 18 months, are being kept isolated in a ward in Alor Star Hospital as a precaution. Their fever has gone.
Dr Chua said in a statement that the brothers were suffering from acute respiratory infection. Kedah health department director Dr Hasnah Ismail said that although the fowl samples had been found to be negative for bird flu virus, the two boys would only be discharged on the Health Ministry?s advice. :tiphat: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/6/10/nation/17985444&sec=nation

 

[Treyfish]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

Bird Flu Watch: Siblings test negative for deadly disease



Email to friend Print article
<!--start pix1--><!--end pix1-->

ALOR STAR: The two brothers who were admitted to hospital on Friday for flu-like symptoms tested negative for the deadly H5N1 virus.
<!--start pix2 & pix3--><TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width=200 align=right><TBODY></TBODY></TABLE><!--end pix2 & pix3-->State Agriculture, Agro-based Industries and Entrepreneur exco member Datuk Dr Shuib Saedin said the brothers, aged 4 and 18 months, had a fever and a cold. They were discharged from the Alor Star Hospital yesterday evening.

The brothers, Ahmad Adam Aimy and his younger brother Ahmad Arif Aimy, were from a village where some 30 chickens had died in the past month.

They were placed under observation at the hospital?s paediatric intensive care unit.

The boys? mother, Nurul Aina Yusoh, 25, said Ahmad Arif had been playing with chickens in their neighbourhood in Kampung Padang in Pokok Sena, about 70km from here on Thursday. She added a dead chicken was later found nearby.
Upon being informed of the brothers? ailment, officers from the state Veterinary Services Department went to Kampung Padang and collected swabs from the dead and live chickens.

State Veterinary Services Department health division head Dr Siti Salmiah Tahir said the samples taken tested negative for the avian influenza virus.

Veterinary Services Department personnel are conducting random checks at high-risk areas in all 12 districts, including Langkawi.

A check by the New Sunday Times yesterday found that swabs were taken from chickens at three houses in Kampung Padang.

It is learnt that the Veterinary Services Department was also monitoring areas popular for cock fights. :tiphat:
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/National/20070610074542/Article/index_html

 

[Treyfish]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

Bird Flu Watch: Fighting cocks under suspicion



Email to friend Print article
<!--start pix1--><!--end pix1-->

SUNGAI BULOH: There is suspicion that fighting cockerels brought in from neighbouring countries could have caused the recent cases of bird flu.
<!--start pix2 & pix3--><TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width=200 align=right><TBODY></TBODY></TABLE><!--end pix2 & pix3-->This is because Kampung Paya Jaras Hilir, the village where 67 avian flu-infected chickens were found dead, is a transit point for fighting cockerels.

Villagers said the birds were being sold or rented out for cock-fighting competitions organised by Indonesian and Cambodians with permanent resident status staying in the area.

Village Security and Development Committee chairman Safiee Lisut said more than 600 fighting cocks have been culled by the Veterinary Services Department.

He said there were still some fighting cocks in the village and added that the authorities were looking for them.
"The fighting cocks fetch a good price, up to RM150 per bird," he added.

Safiee said some 300 Indonesians and 200 Cambodians were living in his village and that there were more in Kampung Kubu Gajah, Kampung Paya Jaras Dalam, Kampung Paya Jaras Tengah and Kampung Paya Jaras Hulu.

The department?s director-general Datuk Dr Abd Aziz Jamaluddin did not discount the possibility that the virus could have spread from fighting cocks brought in from other countries.

"We do not have conclusive evidence yet as investigations are going on," he said, adding that the results would be disclosed next week.

Bernama said the government could be asked to ban the import and rearing of fighting cocks to help prevent the spread of avian influenza or bird flu.

The news agency quoted Dr Abd Aziz as saying that the department would push for a cabinet directive to ban fighting cocks if it found evidence that the bird flu cases in Paya Jaras originated from these birds.

As of yesterday morning, another 643 poultry were destroyed by the department.

This brings the total number of culled birds to 3,830.

In August 2004, 18,000 chickens were culled in Kelantan after a bird flu outbreak. The H5N1 virus was traced to a fighting cock brought in from Thailand.

Bird flu cases that occurred in February 2006 in Setapak, near here, and in several villages in Perak and Penang were also said to have been caused by fighting cocks brought into the country by foreign workers.

A total of 58,457 fowl were culled and 8,437 eggs were destroyed that year:tiphat: http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Frontpage/20070610074305/Article/index_html

 

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

Malaysia says quarantines two with bird flu symptoms

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KLR36630.htm

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Reuters) - Two people have been quarantined in a Malaysian hospital after displaying symptoms of the bird flu virus, the health minister said on Sunday.

Eleven others who were also quarantined had tested negative. Nine of those had been allowed to return home, Chua Soi Lek said in a statement. Two others had been moved to normal wards.

The two people under quarantine were being held in different hospitals. No further details were available.

Malaysia has no human cases of bird flu so far. The authorities detected the H5N1 bird flu virus in chickens in a village in Selangor on Wednesday, the first time avian influenza had been found in the country since March 21 last year.

The authorities have been culling chickens within a 1-km radius of the outbreak as a protective measure.

 

[Treyfish]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

<TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=0 width=550 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=2>[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Preventive measures against avian flu [/FONT]
</TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>By Zasika Musdi

Over the last few days, regional newspapers have reported on an avian flu case in Kg Paya Jaras Hilir, Sungai Buloh in Selangor, in which 67 birds were found dead.
Following this incident, the Agricultural Department, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources in Brunei Darussalam has taken a few precautionary steps to prevent the outbreak from spreading to the Sultanate.
One of the steps is putting on hold imports of all chickens, birds, ducks, pet birds, and the likes, as well
Furthermore, the Agricultural Department has suspended the issuance of all import permits from Peninsula Malaysia that involves the rearing of the aforementioned poultry as well as the products derived from it. The import permits that have been issued are to be revoked. as products of these animals.


The putting on hold and suspension will only be imposed on Peninsula Malaysia; imports from Sabah and Sarawak will be allowed. Peninsula Malaysia had witnessed the same case before - one in the Gombak area, Kuala Lumpur in February 2006, and another in Perak in March 2006. The Agricultural Department is urging all parties to report any unusual poultry activities to its hotlines 8984777 or 8985777.:tiphat:
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
http://www.brunei-online.com/weekend/news/jun9h6.htm

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

Bird flu symptoms found in Malaysian pair

KUALA LAMPUR, Malaysia, June 10 (UPI) -- Health officials in Malaysia are taking all precautions regarding a 31-year-old man and a teenager who recently showed symptoms of the bird flu virus.

The Bernama news agency said Sunday that a 16-year-old was treated recently in the state of Terengganu after showing signs of the virus, while health officials began examining the elder patient in the state of Selangor.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek said samples from both patients were being tested to find any trace of the H5N1 virus.

"The teenager is believed to have been exposed to the reared chickens and ducks which had died in Seberang Takir, Kuala Terengganu," he said.

The health minister also said several other patients who reported having virus-like symptoms were released recently after being cleared by regional health officials, the news agency reported.

Included among those fortunate individuals were 30 residents of Kampung Paya Jaras Hilir, a village suspected of harboring a bird flu virus outbreak.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/06/10/bird_flu_symptoms_found_in_malaysian_pair/6274/

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

Sunday June 10, 2007


Two more hospitalised over bird flu symptoms

PETALING JAYA: A teenager in Terengganu who reared poultry that have since died has been admitted to hospital for fever and cough.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said in a statement Sunday that the Terengganu Health Department had reported that at 2pm on Saturday, a 16-year old boy from Seberang Takir, whose chickens and ducks had died, was admitted to the Kuala Terengganu Hospital.
He added that a specimen had been sent to the Institute for Medical Research in Kuala Lumpur to test for the avian flu virus.

The Kuala Terengganu Veterinary Services Department had investigated the poultry and sent a sample for analysis at the Veterinary Research Institute in Ipoh and results would be known within a day.

Dr Chua also said that a 31-year old man who worked at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre had been referred to the Sungai Buloh Hospital and subsequently warded there.

The man lived at the Subang Suria apartment, which is within a 300m to 400m radius of where the virus had been detected. He is reported to be in stable condition.

The avian flu virus was detected last Tuesday in Kg Paya Jaras Hilir in Sungai Buloh.

Dr Chua said that active surveillance was no longer being carried out as all homes within 300m of the location had been visited and interviews with residents had been completed.

"Monitoring and observation are being focussed on the 30 residents of Kg Paya Jaras Hilir who have been put under home surveillance, and all are healthy. This activity will last for a week from the last day of culling," he said.

He said that the nine cases in Sungai Buloh and Malacca had tested negative for the avian flu virus, adding that five cases at the Sungai Buloh hospital were allowed to go home while the remaining two had been transferred to a normal ward for suspicion of dengue fever.

The two cases in Malacca and two siblings in Kedah were discharged.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/6/10/nation/20070610164119&sec=nation

 

[Treyfish]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

2007/06/11

?No? to poultry in the city

By : Irdiani Mohd Salleh, Annie Freeda Cruez and Phuah Ken Lin


<TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=caption id=aphoto>

Udzuluddin Abdul Karim staring at an empty chicken coop after 67 of his birds were destroyed in Kampung Paya Jaras Hilir,Sungai Buloh. ?NST picture by Mokhsin Abidin</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!--end pix1-->

KUALA LUMPUR: No rearing of chickens and ducks in the city. This is what Kuala Lumpur City Hall has proposed to keep out bird flu.
<!--start pix2 & pix3--><TABLE cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width=200 align=right><TBODY></TBODY></TABLE><!--end pix2 & pix3-->It is now waiting for the nod from the Federal Territories Ministry.

City Hall Health Department director Dr Zainol Ariffin Pawanchee said the proposal to ban the rearing of poultry in villages and residential areas was drafted after an outbreak of the disease in Setapak last year.

It was submitted to the ministry for approval.

"Most people let their chickens roam freely and these chickens mingle with other wild birds," he said after opening the 26th Malaysia-Singapore first aid and nursing competition yesterday.
"When this happens, there is a possibility of the chickens being infected."

Zainol said City Hall was on alert following an outbreak of bird flu in Kampung Paya Jaras Hilir, Sungai Buloh, last week.

"We will co-operate with the various agencies to ensure there is no recurrence of the virus in the city."

He advised those keeping chickens and ducks to inform the authorities if there were deaths among their poultry.

In Kota Baru, the authorities are stepping up checks to prevent birds, particularly fighting cocks, from being smuggled into the country.

Kelantan Veterinary Services Department deputy director Dr Mohd Jaafar Abdullah said the General Operations Force had been approached to keep an eye on illegal jetties along Sungai Golok.

There are more than 100 illegal jetties along a 32km stretch, used by smugglers.

"Our officers at the Immigration and Customs checkpoints in Rantau Panjang, Pengkalan Kubur and Bukit Bunga are also on the lookout for attempts to smuggle poultry into the country." :tiphat: <TABLE class=full cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2><TBODY><TR><TD class=vgap> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/20070611083622/Article/index_html

 

[Laidback Al]

Re: Malaysia: Suspected Bird Flu in Humans

a 16-year old boy from Seberang Takir, whose chickens and ducks had died, was admitted to the Kuala Terengganu Hospital.

Area map of Malaysia showing the general location of Kampung Seberang Takir



And the specific location or Kampung Seberang Takir