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Australia braces as authorities warn new fires could threaten high population areas
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Firefighters across Australia's east coast were bracing for a fresh wave of fires as temperatures across the country's most populous state were expected to soar.
Caring alone for two small girls, Texas father grapples with loss
SEGUIN, Texas (Reuters) - Zak Tiemann picked up his daughters from school early this Halloween. Zayleeana, 3, and Zoey, 5, were beaming with excitement as they donned their "Frozen" costumes and went trick-or-treating in their small hometown of Seguin, Texas.
Polio case area under watch
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry is looking out for symptoms of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP), which shares the features of poliomyelitis, at the surrounding areas of the three-month-old boy’s house in Tuaran, Sabah, who was infected with polio, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
Ministry to gather feedback over doctors’ consultation fees
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry will gather feedback from all stakeholders and explain the reason for deregulating private doctors’ consultation fees, following concern over a possible healthcare cost increase.
Sabah taking steps to check polio spread
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will take immediate steps to stop the spread of polio following the first case in 27 years, in Tuaran about 40km from the state capital here.
Vell Paari: I’m worried about my dad
KUALA LUMPUR: Former works minister Tun S. Samy Vellu’s health condition is believed to have been deteriorating and his son Datuk Seri S. Vell Paari wants the court to make a declaration on that.
Polio virus probably brought in from outside Malaysia, says Health Minister
PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The polio virus, which infected a three-month-old Malaysian boy from Tuaran, Sabah is suspected to have come from outside the state, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
Health experts warn of emerging threat of Nipah virus
KUALA LUMPUR: A deadly virus called Nipah carried by bats has already caused human outbreaks across South and South-East Asia and has "serious epidemic potential", global health and infectious disease specialists said on Monday (Dec 9).
Even one polio case is an outbreak
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The three-month-old infant from Tuaran, Sabah who contracted polio was under-immunised with polio vaccine and was thus not protected, says consultant paediatrician and clinical immunologist Datuk Dr Musa Mohd Nordin.
State govt to check if waste dumped into drain at Taman Desa Rasah is toxic
SEREMBAN: The authorities are investigating if waste dumped into a monsoon drain in Taman Desa Rasah here, which eventually flowed into Sungai Anak Air Garam, is toxic.