Star: PETALING JAYA: All 17 patients admitted to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for observation last month for suspected avian flu tested negative for the deadly H5N1 virus.
Health Ministry disease control division director Dr Ramlee Rahmat said the latest two patients – teenage girls aged 13 and 17 – also tested negative although they showed flu-like symptoms.
“The 17-year-old has been discharged, bringing the total number discharged so far to 16. The 13-year-old is still warded but is likely to be discharged soon,” he said yesterday.
The Health Ministry is now in its second phase of monitoring, which involves passive surveillance as well as educational programmes, announcements and home monitoring of discharged patients.
Over in Sabah, the Veterinary Services and Animal Industry Department said the deaths of three free-range chickens in the interior were not due to the avian flu virus.
The department’s deputy director, Dr Yeo Boon Kiat, said the dead chickens from three villages in Tambunan and Keningau tested negative for the H5N1 virus.
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