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Article: Orang Asli still plagued by age-old ailments
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- New Straits Times
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- May 2, 2004
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Elizabeth John
New Straits Times
05-02-2004
Orang Asli still plagued by age-old ailments
Byline: Elizabeth John
Edition: 2*
SOMEHOW the only time Orang Asli healthcare issues come to the fore is when there has been a tragic loss of life.
The last time, two children from Kampung Sungai Seboi in Kuala Krau in Pahang died from an over-dose of anti-malarial medicine.
This time, it is the death of five children in Orang Asli villages near Cameron Highlands, thought to be due to a rotavirus infection (see sidebar).
The most common cause of severe diarrhoea among children, rotavirus causes about 111 million cases of gastroenteritis each year, the majority of which require only home care, says a ...