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Doctor in the House: Stopping the Spread of Rabies

Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Dr Vickneshwaran Muthu, Senior Principal Assistant Director, Zoonosis Sector, Disease Control Division,

19-Jul-19 16:00

Doctor in the House: Stopping the Spread of Rabies

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Since the rabies epidemic was declared in Sarawak in 2017, the total number of cases has risen to 19 as of June this year. So what has been done since to manage and reduce the spread of rabies? We’ll be speaking to Dr Vickneshwaran Muthu from the zoonosis sector in the Ministry of Health to find out more.

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Meera Sivasothy


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Categories:  Health Policy,  Diseases and Conditions,  Mental Health,  Healthy Living,  Fitness,  Science,  Medical Innovation and Technology

Tags:  Bigger Picture,  Health and Living,  rabies,  vaccination,  delirium,  hydrophobia,  viral disease,  rabid animals, 


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