26 infected with cholera: Report

Mon, 01 Dec 1997 | Source: DPA

KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): One person died of cholera and another 26 patients in Kuala Lumpur Hospital were infected with the illness yesterday, hospital director Dr. Lim Kuan Joo said.

Malaysia's Health Minister Chua Jui Meng told reporters those who tested positive would be quarantined and people who had been in contact with a confirmed case must go to hospital for examination.

The first symptom of cholera is diarrhea and may be accompanied by vomiting, Chua said. People with such symptoms should seek treatment immediately at the nearest hospital.

Chua stressed that cholera was not a major problem: "We have seen a decline in the number of cholera cases this year. The total cases seen last year was 1,486 while up to November this year, there were only 148 cases."

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