Malaysia

Zika: Two virus strains identified in Malaysia - Health Minister September 14, 2016 17:41 MYT An Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen inside a test tube as part of a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a control and prevention center in Guadalupe, Mexico on March 8, 2016. - Reuters PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has identified two types of Zika virus strains in Malaysia. Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the strain from the first Zika infection case in Taman Botani in Klang, was the same as the one found in Brazil. As for the second case …

Malaysian man dies in country's first locally transmitted case Meanwhile, the Malaysian health ministry said it has detected the first case of a locally transmitted Zika infection in a 61-year-old man in the state of Sabah. The patient died because of heart-related complications, the ministry said, and was already in fragile health due to heart problems, high blood pressure and other maladies. The patient, whose blood and urine samples tested positive for Zika, did not travel overseas recently and was probably bitten by Aedes mosquito infected with Zika, the ministry said. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-03/singapore-reports-new-strain-of-zika-ori…

Malaysia detects first locally-transmitted Zika case Source: Xinhua 2016-09-03 18:08:09 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 3 (Xinhua)-- Malaysia's Ministry of Health said on Saturday that they detected possibly the country's first locally-transmitted Zika case in a 61-year-old man in Sabah on the Kalimantan island. "The ministry is currently investigating the travel history of the patient in the recent period,"said the statement, noting that there is a high possibility that the infect…

Malaysia reports 1st Zika case imported from Singapore 9/1/16 12:00 AM Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s Health Ministry says a woman who traveled to Singapore has been diagnosed with the Zika virus, the country’s first case of the mosquito-borne disease. The ministry says the 58-year-old woman tested positive for Zika in her urine after she developed a rash a week after her return from Singapore. It says her daughter in Singapore also tested positive for Zika. It said Thursd…