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Source: http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/09/06/177201_ntnews.html
Rabid monkeys a big threat in Bali
SARAH CRAWFORD
September 6th, 2010
FORGET Bali Belly, Top End tourists visiting the popular Indonesian island should be worrying about rabies, with nearly 30 people being treated for monkey and dog bites at the Centre for Disease Control in Darwin over the past two years.
The centre treated 23 people returning from Bali who had been bitten or scratched by a monkey.
A further five tourists were bitten by a dog. None of the patients were found to have rabies.
In Bali there is a major rabies outbreak which has killed 78 people in the past two years...
Rabid monkeys a big threat in Bali
SARAH CRAWFORD
September 6th, 2010
FORGET Bali Belly, Top End tourists visiting the popular Indonesian island should be worrying about rabies, with nearly 30 people being treated for monkey and dog bites at the Centre for Disease Control in Darwin over the past two years.
The centre treated 23 people returning from Bali who had been bitten or scratched by a monkey.
A further five tourists were bitten by a dog. None of the patients were found to have rabies.
In Bali there is a major rabies outbreak which has killed 78 people in the past two years...