by Jonathan Chia, reporters@theborneopost.com.
Posted on July 27, 2012, Friday
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| CONCERNED: (From left) Dr Jerip, Dr Andrew, Wong, Dr Jamilah and Dr Noorzilawati during the press conference. |
KUCHING: Minister of Local Government and Community Development Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh yesterday confirmed that there is a cholera outbreak in Bintulu.
Speaking to reporters after a briefing by officers from the state Health Department at his office here yesterday, he said the department detected the outbreak on July 14 after a case was confirmed positive with Vibrio Cholerae.
“Since July 14, the state Health Department declared there is an outbreak detected in Bintulu.
Since then, the state Health Department initiated its investigation to trace all the suspected symptomatic cases. Anyone coming down with diarrhoea and vomiting will be investigated to check whether it is cholera or not,” he added.
Based on investigation by the department, the outbreak was believed to have started when three groups of regatta participants from Rumah Gawan, Kampung Jepak and Kampung Hilir in Sebauh, Bintulu used water from Kemena River to wash plates, fish and their hands.
