KUALA LUMPUR: Manganese poisoning should not be excluded as a possible cause of the deaths of 15 Bateq people in Kuala Koh, says medical expert Dr Steven Chow. The government should do more tests to rule out manganese poisoning as the reason for the deaths. FPMPAM tests found the level of manganese to be 2.53mg/L, which is 2,500% above the normal level of 1mg/L. Dr Chow said the first two deaths in the village were due to “lobar pneumonia”, which was not consistent with measles. He added that there were no cases of measles detected during the group’s visit to Kampung Kuala Koh in April.

Source: The Star July 04, 2019 23:37 UTC