The Bali Provincial Health Office (Dinkes) has asked people who are victims of rabies-infectious animal bites (HPR) such as dogs or monkeys to immediately go to health facilities for treatment.
This was conveyed by the Head of the Bali Provincial Health Office, I Nyoman Gede Anom, regarding the January-September 2025 period, as many as 12 people have died due to HPR bites.
"It is hoped that all people who experience HPR bites should immediately go to health service facilities so that they are immediately subjected to bite management according to the SOP," he said, Wednesday, October 8.
This year, the number of cases died due to a rabies animal bite claimed 12 victims, an increase compared to seven victims throughout 2024.
From data from the Bali Provincial Health Office, two people died from Buleleng Regency, two from Jembrana Regency, one from Tabanan Regency, four from Badung Regency, one in Gianyar Regency, and two from Karangasem Regency.
Meanwhile, cases of bites reported to the ranks of the health office were 49,094 cases where 34,294 cases had been injected with anti-rabies vaccine (VAR) for humans to break the chain of transmission of the rabies virus.
Throughout January-September 2025, the most cases of bite were reported in Badung Regency with 8,664 victims or an average of 32 bites a day, followed by Denpasar City 6,949 victims, Gianyar Regency 6,054, Tabanan Regency 5,921, Karangasem Regency 5,709, Buleleng Regency 5,307, Jembrana Regency 4,550, Klungkung Regency 3,218, and Bangli Regency 2,722 cases.
Gede Anom ensured that health workers were not picky in giving VAR to HPR bite victims because the stock was sufficient for Bali Province.
Therefore, he encourages people who are bitten to get an examination, but previously wash the wound that is bitten by running water for 15 minutes.
'Gdog owners are good, such as not circulating dogs, giving vaccines to dogs regularly, avoiding dog bites and if you have a dog bite, go directly to government-owned health care facilities such as health centers," he said giving directions to the public.
"The Bali Health Office continues to provide socialization to the public if they experience a HPR bite so that they immediately wash their wounds with soap and running water and immediately go to health care facilities," continued Gede Anom.
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