Suspected Sars patient dies

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A man suspected of suffering from Sars has died, Malaysian health officials said today.

The initial diagnosis for the cause of death was "aspiration pneumonia", health ministry deputy director-general Ismail Merican was quoted as saying by the Bernama news agency. Aspiration pneumonia commonly occurs among the elderly and stroke sufferers, he said.

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