By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 23 June 2009 1925 hrs
SINGAPORE: There is now another case of vivax malaria in Sungei Kadut/Mandai Estate area.
This brings the total number of cases in the cluster to 14.
A joint release by the Health Ministry and National Environment Agency (NEA) on Tuesday said a 24-year-old foreign construction worker, who is staying at Sungei Kadut Street 2, has the disease.
He has no fixed worksite and no recent travel history outside of Singapore.
His illness onset date was on June 11.
In the cluster, 12 of the cases are foreigners while two are Singaporeans, comprising one full-time national serviceman and one general worker.
The statement added that there are no new cases at Jurong Island and the total number of cases in this cluster remains at 7.
The NEA is continuing with intensive vector control operations in the vicinity of Sungei Kadut/Mandai Estate while the Health Ministry is monitoring the situation closely and will update the public on any new developments.
From ChannelNewsAsia.com; see the source article here.
SINGAPORE: There is now another case of vivax malaria in Sungei Kadut/Mandai Estate area.This brings the total number of cases in the cluster to 14.
A joint release by the Health Ministry and National Environment Agency (NEA) on Tuesday said a 24-year-old foreign construction worker, who is staying at Sungei Kadut Street 2, has the disease.
He has no fixed worksite and no recent travel history outside of Singapore.
His illness onset date was on June 11.
In the cluster, 12 of the cases are foreigners while two are Singaporeans, comprising one full-time national serviceman and one general worker.
The statement added that there are no new cases at Jurong Island and the total number of cases in this cluster remains at 7.
The NEA is continuing with intensive vector control operations in the vicinity of Sungei Kadut/Mandai Estate while the Health Ministry is monitoring the situation closely and will update the public on any new developments.
From ChannelNewsAsia.com; see the source article here.
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