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DOH: Rabies cases down from January to March

(UPDATE) THE Department of Health (DOH) said that 55 rabies cases were recorded nationwide from Jan. 1 to March 1 this year, a 39-percent drop from the 90 logged during the same period last year.

Despite the lower case count, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa reminded the public that rabies is fatal, with a 100-percent fatality rate last year.