Boy, 5, dies from rabies in S'wak


PETALING JAYA: A five-year-old boy who was infected with rabies in Sarawak, has died, says the Health Ministry.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the boy from Kampung Mambong, Jalan Penrissen, Kuching, died on Nov 2 while undergoing intensive care treatment at the Sarawak General Hospital (HUS).

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