55 deaths due to rabies recorded in Sarawak
KUCHING: A total of 55 victims in Sarawak have died due to dog-borne rabies infection since 2017. According to the Minister of Food Industry, Commodities, and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom, data from the state Health Department (JKNS) shows that since 2017, the cumulative number of rabies cases in humans has been […]
Villager falls victim to rabies
KUCHING: Another individual from Kampung Bumbok here has been confirmed as the latest victim of rabies. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said this brought the number of fatalities to nine. Previously, it was reported that Sarawak recorded 11 rabies cases and eight deaths in the first four months of 2023. […]
53-year-old woman latest rabies victim
KUCHING: A 53-year-old woman from Selangau, Sibu has become the latest victim to die of rabies in Sarawak this year. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the woman was admitted to Sibu Hospital on Dec 8 after having symptoms of shortness of breath and cough, and she had complained of having a […]
Rabies death in Kuching
KUCHING: A 42-year-old man became the latest victim to die of rabies in Sarawak, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. A Bernama report quoting Dr Noor said the man died at 6.53am on Oct 20 at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), and was confirmed to be infected with the rabies virus through laboratory […]
