Child’s death probed over flu link


Focus on health: Dzulkefly attending the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2025 event in Putrajaya. Also present were Health Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Seri Suriani Ahmad (second from left) and Head of Palliative Medicine Subspecialty Dr Fazlina Ahmad (second from right). — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: The death of a four-year-old child in Samarahan, Sarawak, is being investigated amid suspicions it may be linked to an Influenza A infection.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad confirmed that laboratory tests showed the child tested positive for Influenza A, but the primary complication was brain inflammation, which led to seizures.

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