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Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Health
- Malay Mail
Health authorities investigate mysterious deaths of workers in Ulu Baram
MIRI, July 20 — The Miri Division Health Office has confirmed receiving preliminary reports of melioidosis cases and multiple fatalities involving workers near Sungai Kalai in Ulu Baram. According to health officer Dr P. Raviwharmman Packierisamy, a team comprising a medical officer and health inspectors has been deployed to the affected camp, which is located approximately nine to ten hours' drive from Miri via off-road timber tracks. 'A team from the Miri Division Health Office has been dispatched to the site to conduct investigations, screen other individuals with symptoms, make early referrals to the nearest healthcare facilities, and carry out health education, sanitation, and disease control measures,' he told The Borneo Post. The action follows reports of recent deaths involving several workers in the Ulu Baram area over the past week. Dr Raviwharmman noted that the health office has been working closely with the camp's management and that cooperation from the latter has been constructive. He emphasised that the situation remains isolated and is currently under control. It is understood that four men have died in recent weeks, with the most recent fatality recorded on Saturday, July 19. The individual reportedly passed away while receiving treatment at Miri Hospital. The series of deaths has reportedly raised concern and unease among nearby village communities, prompting heightened monitoring by the authorities. — The Borneo Post * Editor's note: An earlier version erroneously described the fatalities as affecting timber workers and has since been corrected.
The Standard
17-07-2025
- Health
- The Standard
France reports 30 local cases of chikungunya in two months
The World Health Organization notes that both chikungunya and dengue fever are transmitted by mosquitoes. (File)
CBC
15-07-2025
- Health
- CBC
Federal Court of Appeal reserves decision on B.C. ostrich farm cull
Universal farm, based in Edgewood, is trying to overturn an order to cull more than 400 birds, after a highly pathogenic avian flu was detected there last December. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull as part of a stamping out policy to deal with the disease, which has infected more than 8 million birds in BC. The farm has argued that the avian flu hasn't been detected on the farm for months, and that the birds should be tested. In May, a judicial review backed the CFIA. And now Universal Farm has taken that to the court of appeal. The Federal Court of Appeal has reserved its decision, saying it will be released in writing at a later time.
Bloomberg
09-07-2025
- Health
- Bloomberg
US Measles Cases Reach 1,288, Highest Level in Three Decades
Halfway through 2025, the US's total annual measles cases have reached a level not seen in more than three decades. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 1,288 confirmed infections on Wednesday, the most since 1992 and surpassing the total for 2019, the last time the nation grappled with a measles surge. More than two-thirds of states have reported at least one case to the CDC, and there have been 27 outbreaks, defined as three or more related cases.
The Herald
05-07-2025
- Health
- The Herald
Foot and mouth disease management areas lifted in Eastern Cape, Limpopo
Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has lifted the disease management areas (DMA) in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo after intensified efforts by veterinary services were successful in containing the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD). The DMA means no cloven-hoofed animals, their products or genetic material may be moved from, to or within the designated DMA unless authorised by a state veterinary permit and in full compliance with the stipulated conditions of such a permit. The lifting of the restrictions became effective on Friday after being published in the government gazette. The department said a DMA had been in place in the Kouga and Kou-Kamma municipalities in the Eastern Cape since July 26 2024 to support the control of FMD outbreaks. Vaccination was implemented as a control measure and 144,424 vaccinations were administered. The last cases were reported in September 2024. Extensive serological surveillance was done in the DMA to confirm there were no undetected pockets of the disease.
