Assalamualaikum, abang sepupu saya Amir Ezam bin Baharuddin dari Kg Gadong, Kota, Rembau kini agak kritikal di CCU Hospital Seremban akibat demam malaria.
Mohon rakan-rakan semua doakan semoga Allah menyembuhkan beliau, hanya Allah Yang Maha Penyembuh. Terima kasih atas keprihatinan semua. *********** A deadly malaria strand tightens its grip in Malaysia 7 March 2013 [KUALA LUMPUR] Scientists in Malaysia have reported an increase in malaria cases in Borneo caused by the Plasmodium knowlesi parasite, threatening the region's hopes for malaria elimination. Research has indicated that while cases of the more common malaria strands, such as Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, have seen a huge decline, P. knowlesi cases have increased dramatically since the early 2000s. "We suspect that deforestation may have something to do with it as most of the cases were recorded in rural areas," he says. "Our studies showed that more than 70 per cent of P. knowlesi patients were male and from the 25-45 age group. Many of these were farmers or plantation workers, which are moving further into the macaques territory increasing chances of contracting [the disease]." The WHO has recommended that each country affected should formulate a comprehensive strategy to control the disease. "Rapid diagnosis, appropriate and timely treatment, personal protection, surveillance and health information targeted at risk populations and health staff, as well as operational research, are vital for successful elimination," says Timothy O' Leary, public information officer at the WHO's Western Pacific Regional Office. http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/a-deadly-malaria-strand-tightens-its-grip-in-malaysia-1.html
