THE Health Ministry will conduct further examinations to identify the actual cause of myokymia suffered by a student, Irfan Wafiy Idham Wazir, after he was believed to have been exposed to the toxic pollutions of Sg Kim Kim, Pasir Gudang, in March.

Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said the ministry must determine whether the ailment that caused several parts of the body to tremble was related to the toxic pollution in question.

“There are many possibilities to myokymia; sometimes it is due to brain tumour or other diseases. So, we must identify what is the cause of the ailment before we make any conclusion.

“We will conduct further investigation and examination whether it is related to the pollution or not,” he said when met by reporters after delivering a keynote address at the 2019 Sustainable Development Target Conference in Cyberjaya today.

Irfan Wafiy, 12, a pupil of Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Bukit Dahlia, Pasir Gudang, was warded at the Sultan Ismail Hospital in Johor Bahru for breathing difficulties after sniffing poisonous gas at school. Irfan Wafiy was confirmed positive with myokymia after he was referred to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

The toxic pollution in Sg Kim Kim last March affected about 4,000 residents including students and resulted in the temporary closure of 111 schools. – Bernama, July 4, 2019.