IPOH: The state health department is investigating the death of a seven-year-old boy from Taiping, suspected to be Perak’s first death from the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).
State Health, Environment and Human Resource Committee chairman A. Sivanesan said a report from the department yesterday stated that samples from the boy’s blood and brain fluids were sent to the Institute for Medical Research laboratory on Tuesday for confirmation.
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