Materia Medica Malaysiana

Source of suspected meningitis being traced: "MALACCA: The state health authorities are monitoring the condition of 14 illegal immigrants admitted to the Malacca Hospital on Thursday night for suspected meningitis.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Ali Rustam said health department officials were trying to trace the origin of the suspected meningitis outbreak, which affected the inmates who were from the Machap Umboo immigration camp in Alor Gajah.
“The health authorities are carrying out checks to determine the source of infection. Round-the-clock monitoring is being held and the patients are in an isolation ward,” he said after launching the National Day celebration at the Malacca Nursing College here today.
He said the 14 immigrants were admitted to the hospital as they were in contact with an Indonesian, Mohrani Mislan, 29, who was hospitalised on Aug 23 for meningitis.
Those warded are eight Indonesians, one Indian, one Pakistani, one Cambodian, two Bangladeshis and an unidentified national. – Bernama "