Children, woman infected with rotavirus after recreational park visit


KUANTAN: A total of 15 children, aged between two and 11 and a 27-year-old woman who experienced symptoms of stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, and fever after visiting the Che Minah Sayang Recreational Park in Maran on Thursday (Sept 5), were found to be infected with rotavirus.

Pahang Health Department (JKN) director Datuk Dr Rusdi Abd Rahman said on Thursday that the Maran Health Office received a notification regarding a surge of the acute gastroenteritis (AGE) cases among children who exhibited the symptoms after visiting the recreational park.

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