KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- Cholera outbreak in Terengganu is reported to have become more serious with 11 patients, who showed symptoms of the disease, being tested positive on Friday.
State health director Dr Nordiyanah Hassan said the patients were being treated at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital.
So far, she said a total of 98 people were suspected of having infected after showing symptoms like vomiting and acute diarrhea.
Dr Nordiyanah also urged the public with symptoms of the disease to get immediate treatment at the nearest hospital and take precautionary measures to prevent infection.
"Among the precautionary measures are to avoid consuming contaminated food or those which were not well prepared, avoid drinking unboiled water and stay away from dirty food stalls," she said.
So far, only one death due to the disease was reported in HSNZ, involving a 36-year-old man from Kuala Terengganu.
Source Of Cholera Outbreak Identified
KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- The use of contaminated fish to make crackers, a favourite snack in the state, has been identified as among the sources of cholera outbreak Terengganu, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said.
He said that fish samples taken from two cracker factories tested positive for the vibrio cholerae bacteria.
The fish could have been brought in from a neighbouring country through the Chendering fisheries complex which supplied fish to Kuala Terengganu and Marang, he said.
"Samples from raw chickens taken at the Gong Pauh wholesale market in Wakaf Mempelam as well as samples from two ice factories also tested positive for the bacteria," he told reporters after visiting patients at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital here.
He said that hospitals had been receiving news cases on a daily basis, including 85 people with acute gastroenteritis which were admitted today.
He said that so far 621 patients were admitted due to acute gastroenteritis.
Up to 7am yesterday, 482 patients were still being treated in hospitals, including 22 carriers and 138 tested positive for the disease.
He urged the people not to take cholera for granted as it could result in death and other complications.
Meanwhile, a cholera outbreak is also reported in SEMPORNA, Sabah, but the situation is under control and not alarming, said Minister in the Chief Minister's Department Datuk Nasir Tun Sakaran.
He said that the authorities had taken precautionary measures including closing down the Semporna fish market which was believed to be the place where the outbreak started.
"I was told that so far 18 people are down with cholera in Semporna and they are now recovering in hospitals," he told reporters after visiting the fish market on Saturday.
He urged the public to observe hygiene and cooperate with the authorities to prevent the spread of the disease.
-- BERNAMA
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