Carian mengenai topik Zika-virus

Not only is the number of new infections steadily rising around the world, but outbreaks are becoming larger and less predictable.

Incidents of dengue for Sept 3 to 9 have gone up to 1,223 cases compared to 1,171 cases the previous week, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Two cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus infection in Singapore have been confirmed at Kensington Park Drive today.

The Johor Bahru District Health Office will continue to monitor the spread of Zika virus in Singapore following the reports of two new cases in the republic.

Health Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said so far, there were no reports of the mosquito-borne viral infection involving Malaysians.

"Both cases are residents in the vicinity and from the same household," the agency said in its website.

He said from Jan 15 to 21, a total of 2,053 cases were reported in the six states which was an increase of 177 cases (9.43 per cent) compared to 1,876 cases in the previous week (Jan 8-14).

Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ministry received the report on the case on Dec 14, which was detected through the Zika Virus Surveillance System.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said eight states recorded an increase in dengue cases, namely Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Melaka, Sarawak, Kedah and Sabah.

The World Health Organization declared that Zika no longer constitutes an international emergency, but it stressed a need for a long-term effort to address the virus.

Singapore closed the largest local Zika cluster located at Aljunied Crescent/Sims Drive on Oct 9 after no new cases were reported there for two weeks.

The Zika virus is set to spread through Asia, the World Health Organization warned Monday, with hundreds of cases reported in Singapore and two Thai babies diagnosed with Zika-linked microcephaly.

The two cases of the birth defect marked by a small head were the first in Southeast Asia, following Zika outbreaks in the Americas.

A 38-year-old US man may have been infected with Zika virus through the tears or sweat of his dying father, researchers said.

This is the second Zika case reported in Sabah, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says.

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