Mild malaria outbreak in Kuala Lipis

PUTRAJAYA: Fifteen cases of mala­ria, all involving Orang Asli children, have been reported in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, and the cause of the outbreak is being investigated, says the Health Ministry.

The outbreak, however, was no cause for concern as the type of malaria that the Orang Ali contracted was Plasmodium vivax malaria, which was a mild type and not life-­threatening, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.