Selangor reports influenza-like illness cluster in Gombak fully residential school

Its director Datuk Dr Sha'ari Ngadiman said the cluster was confirmed after the Gombak district health office received notification of the first case from a private health facility involving a student who was found to be Influenza A positive.

He said investigations showed that overall, 226 students had symptoms of respiratory tract infections like fever, cough, flu and sore throat, with six of them confirmed positive for Influenza A, giving an infection rate of 32.7%. "The infection is normally spread through respiratory droplets which are easily transmitted in congested areas, places with poor ventilation and places with high risk of physical contact,” he said.

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