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Published: Friday November 26, 2010 MYT 5:47:00 PM
A(H1N1): 8 cases reported last week in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Rashid Shirlin confirmed on Friday that eight cases of Influenza A(H1N1) were reported in the country between Nov 14 and 20, and advised the people to adopt preventive measures. H1N1 was now categorised as endemic, she said, meaning the infection is maintained in the population without the need for external inputs.
"No deaths were reported during that period, but the people are advised to be wary and adopt preventive measures," she told reporters after opening a trade exhibition in conjunction with the 9th Asian Congress on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, here.
She said that besides the preventive measures, the people were advised to take the trivalent influenza vaccine at any private hospital. Government hospitals only provided the vaccine to people in the high-risk groups, she added. - Bernama
