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Border monitors in place, Health Ministry assures, after Zika virus claims Malaysian in Singapore
Border monitors in place, Health Ministry assures, after Zika virus claims Malaysian in Singapore
Border monitors in place, Health Ministry assures, after Zika virus claims Malaysian in SingaporeAedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, February 2, 2016.— Reuters picKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The Health Ministry has increased monitoring in Johor to prevent the spread of Zika to the country, after a Malaysian woman was believed to have been infected with the virus in Singapore.Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the ministry has been working with its Singapore counterpart on the prevention and monitoring of Zika cases in both countries.
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Why the Zika virus is causing alarm
Why the Zika virus is causing alarm
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Malaysian confirmed to be first locally transmitted Zika virus patient in Singapore
Malaysian confirmed to be first locally transmitted Zika virus patient in Singapore
The Singapore Health Ministry said that the city-state has got its first Zika patient who was locally infected by the virus.Besides, three other people have also tested positive in the preliminary round of screening but need to undergo further tests before the virus is confirmed, reported Reuters.The patient affected by the mosquito-borne virus is a 47-year-old Malaysian woman who works in Singapore.
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First case of Zika virus confirmed in Singapore
First case of Zika virus confirmed in Singapore
Singapore confirmed the country's fist case of locally-transmitted case of Zika virus on Saturday.There are three other suspected patients whose confirmation is pending.Local authorities confirmed the patient as a 47-year-old Malaysian woman.
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First locally-transmitted Zika virus case reported in Singapore
First locally-transmitted Zika virus case reported in Singapore
A 47-year-old Malaysian woman living at Block 102 Aljunied Crescent was confirmed to have Zika virus infection on Saturday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) said.Both MOH and NEA said in a joint news release that the patient had not travelled to Zika-affected areas recently and hence she was likely to have been infected in Singapore.They said the patient had developed symptoms such as fever, rash and conjunctivitis from Thursday.
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