Monday, 24 June 2013

Haze: Huge jump in asthma cases, says Health D-G


PUTRAJAYA: Public hospitals have recorded an upsurge in asthma attacks, with those in Johor and Malacca jumping by more than 100% due to the haze that has heavily enveloped the two states.
Other haze-related health complications have also increased, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said.
"In Johor, there was a 38.5% increase in cases of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and asthma (122%) while conjunctivitis cases remained unchanged.
"In Malacca, cases of asthma had also increased significantly by 127%, URTI (20.7%) and conjunctivitis (63.6%)," Dr Noor Hisham announced on his Facebook page Monday.

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