KUCHING (March 21): The number of rabies fatalities in Sarawak has risen to three this year following the death of a 10-year-old boy from Kuching, the Sarawak State Health Department (JKN Sarawak) said.
In a statement, the department said the latest case brings the cumulative number of human rabies infections in the state to 93 since the outbreak was declared in July 2017.
“With this new case, the...
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