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KUALA LUMPUR, Sat Five more people were admitted to the Kuala
Lumpur Hospital yesterday after they displayed symptoms similar
to that of the deadly bird flu infection.
The five were three girls, aged 4, 13 and 14; a 44-year-old man
and a 40-year-old woman.
They were from four villages from the bird flu-infected area off
Jalan Genting Klang-Kampung Pasir Wardieburn, Taman Danau Kota,
Pekan Danau Kota and Kampung Belakang JPJ.
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Health director-general Datuk Dr Ismail Merican said the five
were admitted for further tests as they had experienced fever,
cough and flu.
"Until this morning, only the five were still warded. Their
condition is stable and they will be discharged soon if tests on
them turn out to be negative," he said after launching the 13th
FDI/MDA Scientific Convention and Trade Exhibition today.
He said test results from the Institute for Medical Research
were expected today.
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"Health authorities are conducting house-to-house screenings in
the affected area and those found with H5N1 symptoms will be
admitted for tests," he said.
Ismail added that all test results of suspected bird flu cases
admitted to Kuala Lumpur Hospital so far had been negative.
Until yesterday, eight suspected patients have been discharged
from the hospital. The culling of chickens and birds are being
carried out in Gombak following the deaths of some 80 chickens
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