Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island (BMOUI) serves as an ex-situ conservation facility for the endangered Bornean orangutans. The role of the Infant Care Unit (ICU) was to provide the veterinary care for infant orangutans, to create public awareness and to provide the public with an opportunity to view how the veterinary care was provided for the infant orangutan. Seizures were not very common in infant orangutan. Meningitis can be caused by bacteria, virus, protozoan, and other pathogenic microorganism. Seizures can occur during fever when temperature goes above 36°C. Seizures also occur in infant orangutan due to electrolyte imbalance such as Sodium, (Na+), and Potassium, (K+). Early diagnosis and treatment were necessary for a quick recovery.

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