85% of TB cases in Malaysia involve locals, says health minister

85% of TB cases involve Malaysians

PETALING JAYA: Some 85% of reported tuberculosis (TB) cases in the country involved Malaysians, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (pic). Read full story

85% of TB cases in Malaysia involve locals, says health minister

He said tuberculosis is not a new phenomenon in the country’s public health landscape. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Health Minister: 85pct of tuberculosis cases involve locals, public must stay alert

By DayakDaily Team KUCHING, Feb 18: About 85 percent of tuberculosis (TB) cases reported in Malaysia involve local citizens, while only 15 percent concern foreigners, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He stressed that perceptions linking the spread of TB to foreign nationals are inaccurate, noting Ministry of Health (MOH) data showing that the majority of cases occur among Malaysian citizens. “This shows that the risk of TB tra…

85% of tuberculosis cases in Malaysia involve locals, says Dzulkefly

The health minister dismisses the notion that immigrants are primarily responsible for the spread of the disease.

85% of TB cases are local, says Malaysian health minister refuting claims that they are imported

Most of tuberculosis (TB) cases reported in Malaysia involve locals, said Malaysian Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad on Wednesday (Feb 18), countering recent claims which linked the emergence of new clusters to foreigners in Malaysia."Data from the Ministry of Health shows that 85 per cent of the reported cases involved locals, while only 15 per cent involved foreigners," he clarified.In a statement on Feb 15, the health ministry said that the…