Cholera Cases On The Rise In Selangor
14 May 2001
KLANG, Malaysia -- The number of cholera cases in Selangor keeps increasing and the State Health Department has yet to identify the source.
Today there were 204 affected people compared with 161 yesterday. There were 15 new cases and 28 suspected cases as of yesterday.
There were five new suspects identified in Kuala Langat area. All this while the suspects and cases were only from Klang, Petaling and Kuala Selangor.
There are 70 cases in Klang, two in Petaling and seven in Kuala Selangor. One person died in Klang on May 7.
There is one carrier and 102 suspects in Klang and four suspects in Petaling while in Kuala Selangor there are 13. Another carrier from Klang has now become infected.
State Health Department director Datin Dr Shahidah Abdul Manaff said the department has not identified the source.
"Earlier we suspected a nasi lemak seller but it was found to be negative.
"But we are narrowing down. It is matter of time before we get to the source," she said.
Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo had earlier said the department did not rule out illegal foreigners as the source as they did not undergo medical examination before starting work.
More than 195 eateries had been examined and 132 had been ordered to close in Meru area.
"About 200 food samples too have been taken for analysing but to-date no positive vibrio cholerea has been detected," Dr Shahidah said.
She added all hospitals and clinics have been asked to be on alert and report immediately any case of diarrhoea.
An operation room had been set up and the public can call 03-5518 6411 or fax 03-5518 6412 between 8am and 10pm.
Source: The New Straitstimes, Malaysia 
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