TUMPAT: The health department has detected 4,894 infectious disease cases at Kelantan flood relief centres during the monsoon season, with respiratory illnesses being the most common.
Kelantan health director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said the figure was recorded until yesterday (Dec 2).
The highest infectious disease cases recorded was respiratory infection with 2,923 cases, followed by skin infection (1,367 case), he said.
"The others include acute gastroenteritis, a condition that causes inflammation of the stomach and intestines (116 cases),
conjuctivitis (99 cases) and viral fever (376 cases)," he said when met at SK Padang Pohon Tanjung relief centre here today.
Dr Zaini said most of the infectious diseases were reported in flood relief centres in Pasir Mas, Machang and Tumpat.
However, he stated that no serious diseases had been reported and that the situation was under control.
"All of this infectious cases were treated by our health officers who were stationed at the flood relief centres," Dr Zaini said.
Several health teams, he said, have been mobilised to flood relief centres statewide to monitor the health of the victims.
"The health officers are ready to check flood victims especially those with symptoms to prevent the illness from infected to others," Dr Zaini said.