'Bacteria could be cause of Tanah Merah man's death'

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KOTA BARU: Samples of bacteria taken from a 59-year-old man from Tanah Merah, Kelantan who died mysteriously on Monday have been sent for tests at the Sungai Buloh Hospital in Selangor.

State Health Services director Datuk Ahmad Razin Ahmad Mahir said doctors believe that an airborne type of bacteria (klebsiella pneumoniae) could be the cause of the man's death.