KUALA LUMPUR: A 26-year-old man from Kuching has died of rabies, bringing the total to 17 deaths from the time the outbreak nationwide was announced on July 1 last year, says the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this recent case, reported on Thursday, was confirmed the following day after tests were done.
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