KUCHING: A five-year-old girl from Sibu who died last week after being bitten by a dog is the latest rabies victim in Sarawak, said the Health Ministry.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said a sample taken from the girl on March 26 was confirmed positive for rabies on March 29 by the medical laboratory in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
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