Health Ministry confirms five-year-old girl from Sibu died of rabies

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KUCHING: A five-year-old girl from Sibu who died on March 26 after being bitten by a dog has been confirmed to have had rabies, says the Health Ministry.

Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said a March 26 sample taken from the girl was found positive for rabies on March 29 by the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak medical laboratory.

"The girl was bitten in the face by a stray dog on March 8, but the wounds were not immediately washed with running water and soap. She was brought to Sibu Hospital for treatment the same day.

 

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