2009 swine flu pandemic in Malaysia

Total Cases Cases Deaths
Laboratory
confirmed
Estimated Confirmed
(Suspected)
Malaysia 2,253[1](5,876)[2] 15,000+[3] 78[1]
Total Cases Cases
Imported
transmissions
Local
transmissions
Malaysia 574[1] 1,679[1]

The 2009 flu outbreak in Malaysia was part of a larger flu pandemic involving a new type of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (A (H1N1)) virus. As of 11 August 2009, the country had over 2,253 cases, beginning with imported cases from affected countries, including the United States and Australia from 15 May 2009 onwards, and the first identified local transmission on 17 June 2009. From 12 August 2009, the Malaysian Health Ministry said that it had discontinued officially updating the total number of H1N1 cases within Malaysia in line with guidelines issued by the World Health Organization. As of 21 August 2009 the unofficial number of cases reported in the media is 5,876 so far. The first death related to the A(H1N1) virus was reported on 23 July 2009 and so far there have been 78 deaths reported. On 6 July 2009 Malaysia announced that it was shifting from containment to mitigation to tackle the spread of the virus. The federal government had declared a national health emergency in Malaysia because of the A(H1N1) outbreak and was considering imposing a health curfew similar to the week-long shutdown of non-essential services and industries in Mexico.

Outbreak evolution in Malaysia:[image reference needed]
  Deaths
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  1. ^ a b c d MOH Website updates, Malaysia Ministry of Health. Retrieved 30 August 2009. Archived 10 September 2009.
  2. ^ "A(H1N1): 380 new cases, but no deaths reported". The Star. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  3. ^ a/l Chindambaram, Dr. Suresh Kumar (26 April 2012). "H1N1". Retrieved 23 January 2021.