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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Malaysia : Current Situation of Influenza A (H1N1) as of 24 April 2010

The latest H1N1 update via MOH's website. 3 more fatalities have been reported:

" Up until 8:00 am on 24 April 2010, the Ministry received a total of seven (7) reports of ILI cluster cases in the four (4) states as stated 'Appendix 1' (I used Google Translate for the attachment, it's not so pretty but it's understandable).

Meanwhile, until 5:30 pm on 23 April 2010, a total of 40 confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1) were reported for total number of 13,397 cases to date. The remaining ILI cases that are being treated in the wards throughout the country are 556 cases. Of these, 78 cases (14.0%) were confirmed positive influenza A (H1N1). The number of patients being treated in the ICU is 12 cases in which 10 of them has risk factors.

The Ministry of Health has received three (3) reports H1N1 fatalities today. However, only one (1) case was caused by influenza A (H1N1), and two (2) cases was not caused by directly by the infection of H1N1. This brings the cumulative number of H1N1 deaths to date is 80.

The three deaths are as follows:

  1. A 55 year old male with no risk factors for H1N1 infection was admitted to a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur on 18 April 2010 after suffering respiratory problems. The patient died on 21 April 2010 as a result of infection by influenza A (H1N1) and cause of death was "Severe Bronchopneumonia secondary to H1N1".
  2. A 59 year old male with a history of cardiovascular disease and diabetes have been admitted to Hospital Kuala Lumpur on 18 April 2010 due to respiratory problems. The patient died on 19 April 2010 with the cause of death “Acute coronary syndrome". Reports from experts have confirmed that the death was not caused by H1N1.
  3. A 53 year old male with a history of diabetes and gangrene on the right leg and was admitted to the University Malaya Medical Centre on 9 April 2010 for suspected serious infections due to right foot gangrene. The patient died on 16 April 2010 with the cause of death "Septicaemic shock secondary to diabetic foot gangrene”. Reports from experts have confirmed that the death was not caused by H1N1."

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