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Malaysia working to rein in rabies outbreak
Malaysia is working to contain a rabies outbreak after 39 dogs were tested positive for the virus in Perlis, Kedah and Penang.
By Sumisha Naidu
POSTED: 21 Sep 2015 13:37 UPDATED: 21 Sep 2015 14:19
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is awaiting the arrival of 50,000 doses of rabies vaccination from France as it works to contain a rabies outbreak in its northern states.
As of Sep 18, 39 dogs from Perlis (19), Kedah (17) and Penang (3) have tested positive for rabies but none of the people bitten by rabid dogs has tested positive for the disease. Malaysia's last rabies outbreak was in 1999 and the country was declared free of the viral disease in 2012 by the World Health Organization...
Malaysia working to rein in rabies outbreak
Malaysia is working to contain a rabies outbreak after 39 dogs were tested positive for the virus in Perlis, Kedah and Penang.
By Sumisha Naidu
POSTED: 21 Sep 2015 13:37 UPDATED: 21 Sep 2015 14:19
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is awaiting the arrival of 50,000 doses of rabies vaccination from France as it works to contain a rabies outbreak in its northern states.
As of Sep 18, 39 dogs from Perlis (19), Kedah (17) and Penang (3) have tested positive for rabies but none of the people bitten by rabid dogs has tested positive for the disease. Malaysia's last rabies outbreak was in 1999 and the country was declared free of the viral disease in 2012 by the World Health Organization...