Bali: 2011 Rabies cases

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Source: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/bali-continues-to-battle-against-rabies/423821

Bali Continues to Battle Against Rabies
Made Arya Kencana & Dessy Sagita | February 21, 2011

Rabies continues to spread on the tourist island of Bali despite the efforts of the provincial administration in trying to contain the disease.

According to Nyoman Sutedja, head of the Bali Heath Office, there are no districts that are free from the disease.

Five people have already died of rabies so far on Bali during 2011, bringing the total number of fatalities to 121 since the disease was declared an outbreak at the end of 2008...

 

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Source: http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=581535&vId=

Rabies death toll climbs in Bali
Updated: 12:31, Thursday February 24, 2011

An ongoing rabies outbreak in Bali has claimed the lives of another five people in recent days, taking the official death toll to more than 120.

The latest deaths come after Bali Health Office chief Nyoman Sutedja on Monday confirmed the disease had now spread to every district on the main island, as well as other islands that fall under its jurisdiction.

At least 10 people have now died in Bali from rabies so far this year, taking the official total to 124 since an outbreak was declared in November 2008.

Sutedja said on Monday that while the disease had spread to more villages, an ongoing vaccination program had seen the number of cases decline.

The recent fatalities, including three in four days, appear to contradict that statement...

 

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Source: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/9772213/rabid-dogs-kill-137-over-past-two-years/

Rabid dogs kill 137 over past two years
Steve Pennells Denpasar, The West Australian July 2, 2011, 8:38 am
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It is early afternoon in the peak tourist season and a woman has barricaded herself behind a shop counter on a busy street in Ubud, her nervous laughter quickly turning to shrieks of panic.

A stray dog has gone berserk inside her store, knocking over plastic chairs and taking a defensive position in the corner.

It takes two men to get it out. The dog is restrained and examined. The diagnosis: mad, but not rabies. You can't be too sure these days.

Mangy strays are as ubiquitous in Bali as braided hair and Bintang singlets. But the dogs now represent a much bigger threat for the tourist playground.

Since the latest outbreak of rabies began on the island two years ago, spreading to every major district, 137 people have died from the disease. The latest fatality was a young boy three weeks ago who had been bitten by a rabid dog.

It is a sensitive topic in a place that runs on tourism...

 

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Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-13/rabies-feature/2897606

The battle to control rabies in Bali is being won
Rebecca Boteler

Updated September 13, 2011 16:10:14

Authorities in WA's favourite holiday destination, Bali, are struggling to end an outbreak of rabies which has already claimed more than 130 lives.

On an island where more than 300,000 dogs roam free, the rabies virus is turning man's best friend into an enemy.

While the official death toll is around 132, Bali doesn't have proper reporting procedures so the real number could be much higher.

So far, no tourists have died from the disease but an increasing number of people are having to cut their holiday short and head back home to seek post-exposure treatment after being bitten by an animal.

For Australian tourist Blair Beattie, being bitten by a puppy at his rented villa brought his trip to Bali to an abrupt end.

The alarm bells were raised when, within hours of biting him, the puppy died and then tested positive for the rabies virus.

Mr Beattie visited a local hospital where he was told he couldn't get the treatment he needed...

 

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Source: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/bali-reports-decrease-in-rabies-deaths-in-humans/468234

Bali Reports Decrease in Rabies Deaths in Humans
September 28, 2011

Bali has reported a 68 percent decrease in the number of human deaths from rabies so far this year compared to the same period last year, the Australian Embassy said on Wednesday.

?Human deaths from rabies have now dropped by 68 per cent compared to the same period last year, but we want to see this figure fall to zero,? Australian Consul General Brett Farmer said at a World Rabies Day event held on the resort island on Wednesday.

A spokesperson from the Australian government said there had been 19 deaths recorded from January till September, down from 60 in the same period in 2010...