KUCHING: A 44-year-old woman was the latest rabies fatality in Sarawak, bringing the number of deaths to 16 out of the 18 human cases this year.
State health director Dr Ooi Choo Huck said the woman died here on Tuesday after experiencing symptoms since Nov 28, and clinical samples confirmed that she had rabies.
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