Key result
A review of outbreaks of leptospirosis, enterovirus 71, chikungunya, and Nipah encephalitis in Malaysia highlights lessons learned for managing and preventing future infectious disease spread.
This review highlights Malaysia's experience in managing emerging and re-emerging infectious disease outbreaks to provide lessons for future outbreak management.
Highlights Malaysian outbreak lessons for preparedness; leaves open generalizability without prospective validation.
Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases have become a major global problem. Malaysia appears to be an epicenter for such infections and in recent years, several outbreaks have occurred resulting in loss of lives and economic hardships. In this paper, we discussed the outbreaks of leptospirosis, enterovirus 71 encephalitis, chikungunya polyarthritis and Nipah encephalitis and how a developing country such as Malaysia managed the situation with the help of international agencies and organisations. Many valuable lessons were learned and by sharing our experience, it is hoped that we will be in a better position to handle future outbreaks and prevent their spread to countries in the region.
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Lam Sai Kit (2002) conducted a review in Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. A review of outbreaks of leptospirosis, enterovirus 71, chikungunya, and Nipah encephalitis in Malaysia highlights lessons learned for managing and preventing future infectious disease spread.