KUCHING, Sept 20 — The State Health Department (JKN) has recorded an increase of rabies cases in humans between January 1 and September 17 this year compared to the same period...
KUCHING, Sept 20 — The State Health Department has recorded an increase of rabies cases in humans between January 1 and September 17 this year compared to the same period last year.
“There is a significant increase in cases compared to only 10 cases for the same period in 2022, which is an increase of seven cases or 70 per cent. The cumulative number of human rabies cases in Sarawak since the outbreak was declared in July 2017 until now is 72 cases with 65 deaths,” added Dr Ooi in a statement today.
As such Dr Ooi advised the public not to handle the carcasses of animals whose infection status is unknown, including pets, and to ask the local authorities to handle the carcasses. “Rabies immunoglobulin injection services are also available at 11 hospitals in Sarawak for treatment of high-risk cases,” he said.
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