page_title: 2019 Kuala Koh measles outbreak
section_title: Background of the disease
hierarchical_section_title: 2019 Kuala Koh measles outbreak / Background of the disease
caption_attribution_description: English: it's about where Semai people live.
context_page_description: The 2019 Kuala Koh measles outbreak was a measles outbreak that occurred among the Orang Asli sub-group of Batek people in Kuala Koh Village in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia, from May until July. Following the sudden deaths of several villagers, the disease became a mystery among the villagers and public for nearly a month until it was identified by the Malaysian Health Ministry in mid-June as measles.
context_section_description: The sudden deaths of 14 Orang Asli villagers in Kuala Koh Village was at first considered a mystery with two of the victims dying from pneumonia complications between 2 May and 7 June, while the remaining victims' causes of death remain unknown as their bodies were buried by locals prior to reports of the outbreak. On 8 June, a further 83 villagers presented pneumonia with two of them, a 36-year-old woman and three-year-old baby, in critical condition. Thirty-seven of the villagers received outpatient treatment with 32 treated at Gua Musang Hospital, 11 at Kuala Krai Hospital, and another three at the Orang Asli Health Homestay. Another died on 16 June, bringing the total death toll to 15.
caption: The range of the traditional territories of the Batek people in orange.
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