Ni Komang Erviani
Bali Daily / Denpasar
Despite its optimism to be rabies free by 2015, Bali has been challenged this week by another rabies case.
On Tuesday, a rabid dog bit five people in Gianyar regency. The people who were bitten have received medical treatment and rabies vaccinations.
“The remains of the dog that bit five residents in Gianyar have been examined by the Denpasar Veterinary Board. They concluded that the dog was infected with rabies,” the provincial husbandry agency head, I Putu Sumantra, said on Wednesday.
The incident, which only took a couple of minutes, occurred in Kutuh Kelod hamlet, Petulu village, in Gianyar regency. Continue reading