Malaysia: 2012 HFMD cases

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Re: Malaysia: 2012 HFMD cases

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp...39&sec=sarawak

Sunday August 12, 2012
Slight increase in new HFMD cases, says state Health Department

KUCHING: The number of new hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases reported this week (Aug 5-10) has increased slightly to 203, from 195 last week.

Most of the cases were from Kuching, Sibu, Miri, Sarikei and Serian, said the state Health Department in a press release here yesterday.

As of August, it said the cumulative number of cases was 10,610 while the number of admissions reported was 31, which increased by 0.7% compared to previous week.

?Most of the admissions were in Sibu (13). The cumulative number of admissions as of Aug 10 was 1,016...?

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Re: Malaysia: 2012 HFMD cases

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp...57&sec=sarawak


Sunday August 19, 2012
HFMD cases on the decline
By RINTOS MAIL
rintos@thestar.com.my

KUCHING: The number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases in the state this week has decreased and remains below the outbreak and warning levels.

A statement issued by the state Health Department yesterday noted that the number of new cases reported from Aug 12 to 17 was 138, down by 32% from the 203 in the previous week.

It said most of the cases notified were from Kuching, Sibu, Miri, Kapit, Sri Aman and Saratok.

As at Aug 17, the cumulative number of cases was 10,794, it said...

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Re: Malaysia: 2012 HFMD cases

Source: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/11...ver-says-wong/

HFMD outbreak is over, says Wong
by Eve Sonary Heng, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on November 17, 2012, Saturday


KUCHING: The State Health Department has declared the Hand Foot Mouth Disease (HFMD) outbreak to be over.

Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Second Finance Minister and Minister of Local Government and Community Development Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh said the HFMD outbreak for this year started during week 10th, with its peak period from March 4 to 10...

...Wong added that as at Nov 10 this year, a total 12,896 cases had been reported with 134 institutional closures but no death was reported. However, about 10 per cent of the cases involved hospitalisations...