BY LOH FOON FONG AND SYED AZHAR
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has ordered the Kelantan state health department to investigate the rat infestation in Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital (HUSM) in Kubang Kerian immediately.
The department, however, could have a monster problem on its hands as the infestation may be too widespread.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that up to Wednesday, the hospital had not requested for technical advice from the health department there but the department had nevertheless been told to investigate.
“It is the responsibility of individuals or owners of premises to ensure that no pests, including rats, are to be found in their premises or surroundings,” he said in an SMS reply to The Star.
The steps to control the rat population could be carried out on their own or by using the service of certified pest control companies. Among the steps to control rats included taking care of cleanliness in the surrounding areas, garbage being disposed of properly, rat-proofing holes and using rat traps and rodenticides.
The ministry’s deputy director (Public Health), Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman, however, said it was hard to eradicate the menace as the infestation at HUSM was too high.
He said everyone including the local government and the public would have to chip in.
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