The main aim of this study is to calculate and determine the estimation of the reproduction number, Ro for Malaysia. MATERIAL AND METHODS During the first wave of influenza A, H1N1, 5,496 cases were reported between July, 26, 2009 and August 20, 2009...
We conducted a countrywide ecological correlation and time series study using novel internet multi-timeline data stream of 6,282 hit searches and conventional surveillance data of 14,396 stroke cases. We searched popular search terms related to stroke in Google Trends between January 2004 and March ...
The COVID-19 pandemic first emerged in Malaysia in Jan 2020. As of 12th Sept 2021, 1,979,698 COVID-19 cases that occurred over three major epidemic waves were confirmed. The virus contributing to the three epidemic waves has not been well-studied. We seq
aSyndromic surveillance helps to detect the occurrence of signals of ILI that warrant further investigation. In New York, a rise in the number of cases of respiratory syndrome and fever provided the earliest indication of the occurrence of community-wide influenza activity in 2001–02 seasons. Synd...
HRV infected patients were admitted earlier compared to RSV and influenza; children with HRV presented to the hospital after a mean duration of 1.9 days (ranged 1–9 days) as compared with HRV (4.0 days, p = <0.001) and IFV-A (4.8 days, p = 0.002). In terms of respiratory features,...
The abbreviations for the viruses and their year(s) of emergence at various locations in Malaysia are shown. Viral outbreaks in Singapore during the same period are also indicated. HPAI H5N1, highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1; NiV, Nipah virus; CHIKV, chikungunya virus; EV-71, ...
There are severe penalties for all drug offences in Malaysia, including in cases of trafficking (defined here as the possession of a certain quantity of drugs) a mandatory death penalty, or, in the case of possession, a custodial sentence imposed and possible whipping. This also includes the ...
An increasing number of cases and outbreaks have been reported over the past decade in Malaysia. In 2006, 527 cases of leptospirosis and in 2007, 929 cases were reported. Confirmed leptospirosis cases increased from 263 in 2004 to 1418 in 2009. Although leptospirosis is a notifiable disease in...
The human gut contains a complex microbiota dominated by bacteriophages but also containing other viruses and bacteria and fungi. There are a growing number of techniques for the extraction, sequencing, and analysis of the virome but currently no standar
pet has lived at its current location for six (6) months prior to export and that no cases of rabies have been reported in your country or, when being imported from Canada, that part of the country where your pets reside for the last six (6) months preceding the date of the export....