11 cases of sickness at evacuation camp

… to stay on one side of the main building, Ree said. Lisa Almaguer, communication director for Butte County Public Health, said the symptoms are consistent with the norovirus, which causes inflammation of the intestines. However, there is no …

Post-flood dangers still lurk

This is because the muddy waters leave in their wake health threats brought by water- and vector-borne diseases such as respiratory tract infection, gastroenteritis and even leptospirosis. While the Health Department has been able to take steps to keep such threats from recent floods under control, Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam confirmed that there had since been three cases of leptospirosis in Kelantan.