The recent deaths of two children in Bali have brought the official death toll from the epidemic that broke out on the island in November 2008 to 78, local media reported Wednesday. Ken Wirasandi, the secretary of the rabies task force at Denpasar's Sanglah General Hospital, said on Tuesday that the victims had exhibited clear symptoms of rabies, such as acute fear of light and water, shortness of breath and foaming at the mouth. While the official death toll is now 78, unofficial estimates put the figure at 85, which includes seven victims who died showing symptoms of rabies but were never autopsied, Xinhua reported.
