Indonesia’s Bali battles against rabies
authorities in bali, a scenic spot of indonesia, have culled over 1,000 dogs and vaccinated nearly 20,000 others in a bid to fight against the spread of rabies in the tourist paradise island, a local animal husbandry official ni wayan sukanadi said in bali on tuesday.www.examda.com
bali governor made magku pastika quoted by antara news wire as saying that he had instructed all majors and heads of regency in the island to take steps to prevent the spread of rabies.
rabies cases were first reported in denpasar and badung districts last november, but recently the viruses have been spread to kuta, one of the main tourist resorts which is visited by over 200,000 foreign tourists monthly.
dog population is predicted to stand at nearly 600,000 on the island.
the world health organization estimates that over 40,000 people die from rabies annually. most deaths take place in developing countries, particularly in southeast asia .
bali governor made magku pastika quoted by antara news wire as saying that he had instructed all majors and heads of regency in the island to take steps to prevent the spread of rabies.
rabies cases were first reported in denpasar and badung districts last november, but recently the viruses have been spread to kuta, one of the main tourist resorts which is visited by over 200,000 foreign tourists monthly.
dog population is predicted to stand at nearly 600,000 on the island.
the world health organization estimates that over 40,000 people die from rabies annually. most deaths take place in developing countries, particularly in southeast asia .