Sabah minister confirms JE virus found in pig

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The state veterinary department detected the virus in a pig at a farm in Tambunan but no human case has been found. FMTNews JE DVS

Sabah Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Junz Wong says Department of Veterinary Services personnel are checking pig farms in the Tambunan district.

“We will update on the issue soon. My officers are taking samples for testing from the pigs in the area. nothing serious but we must take precautionary measures now,” he said. An infected person develops inflammation of the brain and suffers symptoms like sudden onsets of headache, high fever, neck stiffness, tremors and convulsions and muscle weakness. Some even fall into a coma.

 

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