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Malaysia battles upsurge of rotavirus infections in northern state
Feb 15, 2012, 4:15 GMT
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian health officials on Wednesday said more people were seeking treatment for a rotavirus infection that has killed two children and afflicted more than 3,000 in a northern state.
The upsurge of cases, which started late last month, was concentrated in two areas in the state of Perak, about 200 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur, according to Perak health chief Mah Hang Soon.
Mah said the manifestations of rotavirus infection are nausea, fever, headaches, vomiting and diarrhoea. The virus gets its name from its wheel-shaped structure.
Rotavirus is usually transmitted through food and water, but initial tests conducted by Malaysian health authorities on water samples from various sources in the affected areas were negative for the virus.
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