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http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsi ... ?id=492634

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 (Bernama) -- Seven influenza-like illness (ILI) clusters were reported in three states as on Thursday at 8am.

Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said four of the cases were found in Johor, Kelantan (2) and Terengganu (1).

He said that as at 5.30pm yesterday, 24 new Influenza A (H1N1) cases were reported, bringing the total number to 13,298 cases.

He added that 649 ILI cases were still being treated in wards nationwide.

"Of the total, 91 cases had been certified positive for H1N1. Thirteen cases are being treated in the Intensive Care Unit, with 11 involving risk factors," he said in a statement here on Thursday.

No death was reported yesterday.

http://www.dowell-netherlands.com/2010/ ... -show.html

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http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/lite ... p?id=61240

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — A 63 year-old man has become the country’s latest influenza A (H1N1) casualty, Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said.

The man who suffered chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD) was admitted to Tuanku Jaafar Hospital, Seremban on April 22 and died the next day.

Dr Ismail said although the man was confirmed positive H1N1, the specialist said that it was due to blood infection.

“As such, H1N1 deaths nationwide remain at 80 people,” he said in a statement here today.

Up to 5.30pm yesterday, 39 H1N1 cases were reported bringing the total to 13,436 cases.

Three influenza like illness (ILI) cluster cases were reported in Pahang, Melaka and Kedah up to 8am today bringing the cases to 545.

Dr Ismail said of the 545 cases, 60 (11 percent) were positive H1N1. Ten patients were in the Intensive care Unit (ICU) of which nine had risk factors.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?fi ... sec=nation

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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?fi ... sec=nation

PUTRAJAYA: A 61-year-old wo­­man in Kuala Terengganu has died from influenza A(H1N1), pushing the country’s death toll to 81.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said the victim, who was suffering from heart disease, diabetes and hypertension, had been admitted to the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital on April 23 for breathing difficulties and died the following day.

“Medical experts confirmed that the cause of death was due to A(H1N1) virus.

“We also received a report of another death in the same hospital in Kuala Terengganu but test results showed that it was not directly related to the A(H1N1) virus,” he said in a statement here yesterday.

He said although the 46-year-old man, who suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy and hypertension, was confirmed to have A(H1N1), blood test results showed that his cause of death on April 23 was due to pneumonia and sepsis from bacterial infection.

“We would like to draw the public’s attention that the majority of deaths related to A(H1N1) involved patients in the high-risk category, suffering from asthma, diabetes, kidney and heart diseases, and lung complications as well as pregnant mothers and those with morbid obesity.

“Therefore, we advise those in this category to get themselves vaccinated at the 104 government health facilities nationwide or at private clinics and hospitals,” he said.

Dr Ismail said in the past 24 hours, three Influenza-like Illness cluster cases — one in Malacca and two in Kuala Lumpur — were reported involving 13 people, 12 of whom were tested positive for A(H1N1).

Those confirmed with A(H1N1) included five students each from SJK(C) Jalan Davidson in Kuala Lum­pur and SK Bandar Baru Seri Petaling 2.

Another cluster case involved two members of a family residing in Taman Indah, Malacca, who were given anti-viral treatment after being confirmed positive for A(H1N1).

http://h1n1.moh.gov.my/KenyataanAkhbarTerkini.php

Google Translation

Up at 8:00 am on 30 April 2010, the Ministry received a total of six (6) report the incident cluster Inclusion of four (4) states in Appendix 1.

Meanwhile, up at 5:30 pm on 29 April 2010, a total of 71 confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) reported a cumulative number of cases is 13.673. Inclusion in the number of cases that are treated in the wards in the country is of 587 cases. Of these, 70 cases (11.9%) were confirmed positive influenza A (H1N1). The number treated in the ICU is a seven (7) case in which five (5) of having risk factors.

The Ministry of Health has received one (1) report in today's H1N1 death. However, the cause of death was not caused by direct infection of H1N1. This brings the cumulative number of H1N1 deaths to this day remains 81.

One death is as follows:

A man aged 40 years with risk factors for high blood pressure and the vehicle involved in an accident a week before admitted. Cases were admitted to Hospital Kuala Lumpur on 26 April 2010 after suffering respiratory problems, fever, cough and speech is not understood. He died on 26 April 2010. Although this case is confirmed positive H1N1 virus infection by PCR test, he also had bacterial infections in the blood and cause death due to complications of "septic shock with multi-organs failure" by a bacterial infection and not caused by the H1N1 virus directly.

Ministry would like to draw the attention of the public that the majority of deaths associated with H1N1 virus infection include those who have risk factors such as asthma, diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease, lung disease, pregnant women and weight (Morbid obesity). They are easy to develop complications of existing disease or secondary bacterial infections that cause sepsis and death. Therefore, the Ministry of Health would like to urge the public who have risk factors such as the above, to quickly get H1N1 vaccine immunization in 104 facilities throughout the country's Ministry. More information on influenza A (H1N1) can be obtained by visiting the website of the Ministry of Health in http://h1n1.moh.gov.my or contact the Ministry of Health hotline at 03-88810200/0300.

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