Japanese Encephalitis — Malaysia
The Sarawak Health Department has urged the public to be cautious after confirming that Japanese encephalitis (JE) is endemic in the state, with 2 new cases discovered in the last 2 months.
The Borneo Post Online reported Sarawak health director Dr Jamilah Hashim as saying that one case was recorded each in May and this month [June], bringing the number of JE cases in Sarawak to 5 since January this year [2018].
Throughout last year [2017], 10 cases were recorded.
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