IPOH: The man who was contaminated with Zika, a viral illness transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, died on Friday (Oct 18) morning.
Health Ministry director-common Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah mentioned there was a chance that the person from Manjung died due to the virus, which is believed to be locally transmitted.
He nonetheless mentioned additional investigations are nonetheless being carried out by the ministry.
“The virus is most likely locally transmitted, but in depth investigations are being carried out, ” he mentioned.
Dr Noor Hisham mentioned the dying of the 30-year-previous man was the ninth within the nation since 2016.
On Wednesday (Oct 16), Dr Noor Hisham mentioned that the ministry’s illness management division was alerted by the Perak Health Department on Oct 12 relating to a single suspected Zika case.
He had mentioned that a take a look at carried out by the Institute of Medical Research the following day discovered the outcome to be optimistic.
The affected person was hospitalised on Sept 27 after he confirmed signs resembling vomiting and diarrhoea.
On Sept 29, he was transferred to the intensive care unit of the Manjung Hospital.
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