Epidemic - Indonesian archipelago - Malaysia

GLIDE Number: AP-20090510-21604-MYS Date / time: 10/05/2009 14:19:37 [UTC] Event: Epidemic Area: Indonesian archipelago Country: Malaysia State/County: Capital City City: Kuala Lumpur Number of Deads: None or unknow Number of Injured: None or unknow Damage level: Minor Description: Nearly 450 people have been quarantined at a training academy in Malaysia after meningitis killed one student and sent 19 others to the hospital, an official said Sunday. asan Abdul Rahman, a senior Health Ministry official, said all 334 trainees and 115 staff were quarantined at a traffic officer training academy in southern Malacca state over the weekend. A trainee in his 20s died from the highly contagious disease Monday, Hasan said. He said the other 19 hospitalized trainees are responding well to the treatment for bacterial meningitis. He said the situation was under control but that everyone would remain under quarantine for at least five more days. Health officials are also checking on others who have come in contact with the trainees, he said. Meningitis, which can be caused by a virus or bacteria, is an infection of the fluid that surrounds the spinal cord and brain. Symptoms include fever, headache and joint aches. Event updates:Situation Update No. 2 on 12.05.2009 at 03:16:19. Situation Update No. 1 on 2009-05-11 at 03:19:41.