7 Residents In Mukomuko Bengkulu Were Bitten By Rabies Transmitting Animals

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JAKARTA - The Health Office of Mukomuko District, Bengkulu Province, recorded as many as seven local residents who were bitten by rabies transmitters of cats and dogs during January 2021.

"There were seven cases of rabies transmitting animal bites during January 2021. Of these seven cases, five of them were bitten by cats and two were bitten by dogs," said Mukomuko District Health Office Rabies Program Manager Bara Lendra in his statement in Mukomuko, reported by Antara. , Wednesday, February 3.

He guaranteed that as many as five cats and two dogs that have bitten seven residents in this area do not have rabies, all of them are pets.

He said that all pets that bite humans have received vaccines to prevent these animals from contracting rabies from related agencies.

"If the information from the owner of the animal has been vaccinated against rabies, hopefully the residents who are victims of animal bites are safe from this disease," he said.

Nevertheless, he said, every resident who has been bitten by a rabies-infected animal in this area will still receive the anti-rabies vaccine (VAR) to prevent rabies.

He said residents who were bitten by rabies transmitting animals received VAR for free but they had to complete the requirements in the form of a statement from the village head known to the sub-district head and a reference letter from the local puskesmas.

Meanwhile, the number of local residents who were bites of rabies transmitting animals such as dogs, cats and monkeys during 2020 was recorded at 85 people, an increase compared to 75 people in the previous year.

Of the 85 residents affected by GHPR during 2020, the most infected animal bites were in July, 14 people, then 9 people in August, 8 people in September and 4 cases in October