At least 1,000 animals in Bali are vaccinated against rabies

In a series of commemorations of World Rabies Day 2023, the Bali Agriculture and Food Security Service and its staff in Bali held a mass vaccination of animals that transmit rabies, Saturday (7/10/2023). Bali is still an endemic area.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Sedikitnya 1.000 Hewan di Bali Divaksinasi Rabies

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The Bali Province Department of Agriculture and Food Security, together with several organizations and institutions involved in rabies handling, held a mass rabies vaccination event in 10 locations in Bali, including a mass vaccination at Wantilan Setra Agung Badung by the Denpasar City Department of Agriculture. The mass vaccination for animals that are susceptible to rabies was held as part of the World Rabies Day 2023 commemoration.

DENPASAR, KOMPAS - At least 1,000 rabies-carrying animals, mostly dogs and cats, were vaccinated as part of the World Rabies Day 2023 in Bali on Saturday (10/7/2023). This vaccination is expected to curb the number of deaths caused by rabies.

Rabies or mad dog disease is also a dangerous zoonotic disease. Cases of animal bites that transmit rabies in Indonesia are reported to be increasing, with 104,229 cases of rabies bites recorded throughout 2022 (Kompas, 24/7/2023).

The figure has increased almost two-fold from 2021. Until April 2023, at least 31,113 cases of rabies-transmitting animal bites have occurred, with 11 fatalities.

In Indonesia, 25 provinces are endemic to rabies. Even in 2023, it was reported that South Central Timor District in East Nusa Tenggara experienced an unprecedented occurrence of rabies. Previously, no cases of rabies had ever been found in that area.

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The Bali Provincial Agriculture and Food Security Agency, along with several organizations and institutions tasked with handling rabies, held a mass rabies vaccination event on Saturday (7/10/2023) in 10 locations throughout Bali. Rabies remains an endemic zoonotic disease in several regions of Indonesia, including Bali.

Ten locations

Head of Livestock and Animal Health Department of Bali Agriculture and Food Resilience Agency, Nurul Hadi Ristiyantri stated that rabies vaccination is being held in 10 locations. Several organizations involved in the effort include the Indonesian Veterinary Association and AusAID. "The target for today is to vaccinate 1,000 animals against rabies throughout Bali," Nurul said.

Head of Livestock and Animal Health Department of the Agriculture Agency of Denpasar City, Ni Made Suparmi, revealed that mass rabies vaccination in Denpasar City is targeting 100 heads. In addition to vaccination, there is also sterilization of animals, including stray dogs.

"This cooperation and support is very helpful for us in the department because the sterilization process takes time and needs to be focused," said Suparmi.

In the future, the government encourages the public to be aware of taking good care of their pets, including vaccinating their pets. Suparmi mentioned that there is still a stock of rabies vaccines available.

Also read: Australia Grants 400,000 Rabies Vaccine Doses

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The Bali Provincial Department of Agriculture and Food Security, along with several organizations and related institutions handling rabies, held a mass rabies vaccination event on Saturday (7/10/2023) at 10 locations in Bali, including the Bali Provincial Department of Agriculture and Food Security office in Denpasar.

Meanwhile, from the live online broadcast, the Director of Animal Health at the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health at the Ministry of Agriculture, Nuryani Zainuddin, stated that this year's World Rabies Day raises the theme of "All for One, One Health for All". The vaccination targeting 20,000 individuals is held simultaneously in 20 provinces.

"This activity involves 226 animal health centers and 352 animal clinics and independent practices in 131 districts and cities," he said.