10-Year-Old Girl Dies Of H1N1 In Perak

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- The post-mortem report of a 10- year-old who died in Perak yesterday (July 31) showed that she was Influenza A(H1N1) positive.

Director general of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said tests on phlegm taken from the girl by the Institute of Medical Research (IMR) showed that the girl from Bagan Serai, Perak had the H1N1 virus.

"The latest case brings the number of deaths due to influenza A (HINI) to five. According to information received, the girl was since July 27 but she did not suffer from any breathing problems when she received outpatient treatment at a private clinic," he said in a statement here tonight.

Dr Mohd Ismail said on the night of July 28, the girl had complained of breathing difficulties and received treatment at a Bagan Serai health clinic the next day (July 29) and while receiving treatment, she was in stable condition and did not complain of breathing difficulties or cyanosis and was given outpatient treatment including antibiotics and cough medicine.

However, yesterday morning at 3am, she complained of breathing difficulties, fever and cough before arriving at the Bagan Serai Health Clinic for treatment but while receiving treatment, she passed out and pronounced dead at 5.30am while the post-mortem done at the Alor Setar Hospital yesterday revealed that she died of severe pneumonic changes.

He added the girl's parents had also undergone tests and cleared of any disease while her five other siblings had slight breathing difficulties but were in stable conditions.

Dr Mohd Ismail added that initial investigations revealed that there were no reports of Influenza Like Illness (ILI) in the area, including the school where the girl was from but the district Health Department had been asked to monitor the situation closely.



-- BERNAMA

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Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak: No postponement of school exams

2009/07/29

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR), Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR), Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) examinations will not be postponed despite the spread of Influenza A(H1N1).

Director-general of Education Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom said all national school examinations including UPSR in September would proceed and held in hospitals if necessary.

"We can't change the examinations dates as we like. Candidates under treatment will have to sit for examinations in hospitals or in schools without the presence of non-candidate students," he told Bernama here today.

Alimuddin said the Education Department would discuss with the Health Ministry and National Security Council soon on the best way to conduct the examinations.

Ten primary and secondary schools nationwide were closed for one week to contain the spread of the H1N1 virus.

"H1N1 preventive tools like mouth and nose masks, germicides and thermometers will be distributed to all schools soon to check the spread of the virus," he said.

The UPSR would be held from Sept 8-10, PMR from Oct 7-9, SPM from Nov 19-Dec 16 and STPM from Nov 18-Dec 10. - BERNAMA


NST Online : http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20090729182815/Article/index_html

The Star - H1N1 cases

Friday July 31, 2009

36 more influenza A (H1N1) cases recorded in the country

Reports by AUDREY EDWARDS, YUEN MEIKENG, ANTHONY TAN, TAN SIN CHOW, IVAN LOH, RUBEN SARIO and SIMON KHOO

PETALING JAYA: There are 36 new influenza A (H1N1) cases in the country, and all are local transmissions.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said 32 were from seven new clusters while three cases were from SM Agama Kota Kinabalu.

“The remaining sporadic case is a 22-year-old woman who has been admitted to the Sungai Buloh Hospital. She had fever a week ago and tested positive for the flu after a throat swab was taken,” he said in a statement on the ministry’s website yesterday.

As of yesterday, the total number of cases stood at 1,302 and 98% of the patients have recovered, while 1%, or 19 patients, were undergoing anti-viral treatment in hospitals. No new deaths were recorded.

“Another 1%, or 11 patients, are being treated in their respective houses,” he said.

The seven new clusters include SM Khir Johari in Beranang, SM Teknik in Sepang, Sekolah Seri Cahaya in Shah Alam and SK Serendah.

Dr Ismail said the ministry was confident that the influenza would be contained with co-operation from all parties.

In Ipoh, the Perak government confirmed 45 cases, with more institutions of learning being closed.

State Health Committee chairman Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon there were 2,589 influenza-like illness (ILI) cases in the state.

Two other institutions of learning closed on Wednesday were SMK Gerik and the Jiwa Murni National Training Camp in Kerian.

Other institutions closed were the Tangkas Kendiri PLKN camp in Sauk, SMK Agama Bidor, SMK Lasah Sungai Siput and the Royal Malaysian Navy KD Pelandok training centre in Lumut,

In Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Health and Medical Services Department director Dr Yusof Ibrahim said 10 schools have been temporarily closed after some of their students tested positive for the A (H1N1) virus.

Among the latest were the SK Stella Marris Primary School in Tanjung Aru and Yu Yuan Secondary School in Sandakan.

In Pahang, three schools — SM Abdul Rahman Talib in Kuantan, SM Sains Tengku Abdullah in Raub and SM Clifford in Kuala Lipis — have been closed for a week from today.

In Penang, the number of places closed has risen to 19.

The three more places ordered closed for a week from yesterday were the Tuanku Bainun Teachers Training College in Bukit Mertajam, SMK Permatang Pasir in central Seberang Prai and the Al Iqan religious school in Teluk Kumbar.


The Star : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/31/nation/4428170&sec=nation

influenza A(H1N1) or Swine Flu

"It’s true that you can’t get swine flu from eating cooked pork, and the disease is now passing from human to human. But the virus’s genetic signature does suggest that it originated in pigs."

By Jacob Goldstein

Not surprisingly, pork companies aren’t so keen on the term “swine flu.”

It’s true that you can’t get swine flu from eating cooked pork, and the disease is now passing from human to human. But the virus’s genetic signature does suggest that it originated in pigs.

President Obama and other federal officials this morning referred to the disease as the “H1N1 flu virus” Here’s what that means.

All flu viruses — human, bird, pig — have an “H” and an “N” in the name, each followed by a number (the avian flu strain that has been worrying people is H5N1, for example).

The letters refer to two proteins (hemagglutinin and neuraminidase) on the surface of the virus. The numbers refer to slight variations in the form of each protein. The variations are important, because our immune system hones in on those proteins to attack the virus.

As it turns out, human strains of H1N1 flu are also pretty common. In fact, the vaccine used for the flu season that’s just ending protected against a strain of human H1N1 virus. But unfortunately, because of differences between the human and swine versions of the flu, the human vaccine doesn’t appear to protect against swine H1N1.

Update, April 30: The WHO now says it will refer to the virus as influenza A(H1N1).


From site : http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/04/29/swine-flu-h1n1-whats-in-a-name/

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Related site : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_A_virus_subtype_H1N1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swine_influenza