Perak exco: 46 students at Influenza A cluster school suffer flu-like illness

Forty-six students at a boarding school in Ipoh have been diagnosed with influenza-like illness, following an Influenza A cluster detection.

Health officials screened 61 students by Sept 14, identifying additional cases of respiratory tract infections and conjunctivitis.

All affected students are stable, with ongoing monitoring, and parents are advised to keep symptomatic children at home and consider vaccination.

IPOH, Sept 16 — Forty-six students at a boarding school in Ipoh have been diagnosed with influenza-like illness (ILI) following an Influenza A cluster detected at the school, Perak Human Resources, Health, Indian Community Affairs and National Integration Committee chairman A. Sivanesan said.

He said the cases were identified after health officials screened and assessed 61 students with symptoms up to Sept 14, while 14 others were found to have upper respiratory tract infections and one had conjunctivitis.

“As of Sept 15, 2026, all students who had been assessed were reported to be in stable condition. The Perak State Health Department will continue to monitor the situation, including new cases and laboratory test results, and strengthen control and prevention measures if necessary,” he said in a statement today.

According to him, the school had first brought 57 symptomatic students to a nearby health clinic on Monday, before the figure rose to 61 when an additional 39 symptomatic students were brought in yesterday.

He added that all the students were reported to be in stable condition but at the same time he advised parents and guardians to ensure that symptomatic children do not attend school until they recover.

“Parents are also encouraged to seek health examinations for their children if symptoms persist or worsen, and to consider influenza vaccination through health facilities that provide the service,” he said. — Bernama

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怡保一所寄宿学校的 46 名学生被诊断出患有流感样疾病，此前该校发现了甲型流感聚集性病例。

截至 9 月 14 日，卫生官员对 61 名学生进行了筛查，发现了更多呼吸道感染和结膜炎病例。

所有受影响的学生目前情况稳定，正在接受持续监测。建议家长让出现症状的孩子待在家中，并考虑接种疫苗。

怡保，9月16日讯——霹雳州人力资源、卫生、印度社区事务及国家融合委员会主席A. Sivanesan表示，怡保一所寄宿学校发现甲型流感聚集性病例后，该校46名学生被诊断出患有流感样疾病（ILI）。

他说，这些病例是在卫生官员对截至 9 月 14 日出现症状的 61 名学生进行筛查和评估后发现的，另有 14 名学生被发现患有上呼吸道感染，1 名学生患有结膜炎。

“截至2026年9月15日，所有接受评估的学生情况均稳定。霹雳州卫生局将继续监测疫情，包括新增病例和实验室检测结果，并在必要时加强防控措施。”他在今天的一份声明中表示。

据他所说，学校周一首先将 57 名有症状的学生送到附近的一家诊所，昨天又有 39 名有症状的学生被送去，人数上升到 61 人。

他还补充说，据报道所有学生目前情况稳定，但同时他也建议家长和监护人确保有症状的孩子在康复之前不要去上学。

“如果症状持续或加重，我们也鼓励家长带孩子进行健康检查，并考虑通过提供流感疫苗接种服务的医疗机构为孩子接种疫苗。”他说道。——马新社

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