2 new Rabies suspected cases reported in Sarawak, Malaysia
13 December 2018
Sarawak has 2 new suspected cases of rabies, health authorities are waiting on laboratory test results for confirmation. The first case was a 64-year-old man living in Kuching, Sarawak. In mid-September 2018, the patient was bitten on the calf by a puppy that also had bitten his wife on the thumb. The second suspected case was in a 74-year-old man from Kuching, Sarawak. He died on the 7th of December. Since June 30, 2017, to date, the number of confirmed cases of rabies in Sarawak is up to 14 people including 13 deaths and 1 home-treated case with neurological complications.
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