‘Influenza virus not new’


KUALA LUMPUR: While an analysis undertaken by the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) and the National Public Health Laboratory (MKAK) indicates an upward trend in the influenza outbreak, it has also found that the virus is a pre-existing one, and not new.

In announcing this, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the virus was not linked in any way to the current pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China.

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