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Rabies Found in 159 Villages in Bali

Saturday, 5 September 2015

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Negara, Bali –Currently there are 159 rabies infected villages in Bali. This condition is concerning since rabies causes fatal illness in humans.

Previous reports state only 155 villages in Bali were infected by rabies in the first 6 months of 2015. “This is because many owners allow their dogs to free roam and throw away their dogs to the forests. The dogs are not vaccinated,” said Sumantra. Even tourist areas all over Bali, including Ubud, Gianyar, and Kuta, Badung, are infected. The number of human fatalities due to canine rabies in Bali is also quite large and the trend is sharply increasing in 2015.

In 2013, there was only 1 human case of rabies and in 2014 there were 2 cases. However in 2015, by August there were already 14 human fatalities reported. Most cases occurred in Buleleng with 5 human fatalities, followed by Karangasem with 3 fatalities, Klungkung 2 fatalities, and 1 fatality each in Bangli, Gianyar, Tabanan and Badung.

Meanwhile no human fatality was reported in the remaining 2 districts, Jembrana and Denpasar. The most recent rabies victim was I Wayan Ranti from Abyan Soan banjar, Bungaya village, Bebandem, Karangasem. He died on Saturday (29/8/2015) evening at Sanglah Central Hospital. Ranti contracted rabies after being bitten by his pet dog at home.

This rise in canine rabies serves as a warning to the citizens and provincial government of Bali. The island has experienced shortages of human rabies vaccines in the past; however Bali Provincial Health Services assures the issue is resolved.The office claims Bali has over 16,000 vials of human rabies vaccine, which is sufficient for the next 3 months.

“If we compare it to the average number of rabies host animal bite cases in Bali, the number of vaccines available is still enough for the next 2 to 3 months,” said Head of Bali Provincial Health Services, dr. I Ketut Suarjaya. Aside from being stock for the service office, the vaccines could also function as backup for districts/municipalities suffering from vaccine shortage.

“If the vaccine stock in districts/municipalities is getting low, they should immediately coordinate with Provincial Health Services so we can redistribute vaccines from the office or from other districts with an abundance of stock,” said Suarjaya. The public can get human rabies vaccines for post-exposure treatment in Rabies Centers in all 9 districts/municipality in Bali. The vaccines are available in all regional hospitals and community health centers.

Source: Tribunnews.com

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Rabies Found in 159 Villages in Bali

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