Back to Blog
Borneo sarawak7/1/2023 ![]() As a zoonotic disease, it requires close cross national, regional, and global cooperation,” he said. ![]() “We are not alone in our fight against rabies, this vaccine-preventable disease actually occurs in half of the world’s regions - more than 150 countries and territories. He said part of the action plan is also targeted towards maintaining collaboration and communication with Sarawak’s neighbours along the border - Sabah, Brunei, and Indonesia - to monitor border control and migration of animals. He added the state government is very much committed to this goal, with funds allocated for manpower, logistics, and resources that are much needed to combat this disease. For example up to May, 11 cases were reported, with nine deaths in total,” he said in his ministerial winding-up speech at the State Legislative Assembly today.Īs such, he said it is crucial to constantly elevate awareness of rabies prevention, vaccination, and control measures, as well as finding effective strategies and solutions to eradicate rabies in Sarawak. “This year alone, we have an increased number of human rabies. ![]() The Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Minister said sadly there were 66 human rabies cases with 59 deaths due to delay or no treatment since the rabies outbreak was declared in the state on July 1, 2017. KUCHING (May 23): A total of 366 rabid dog bites on humans have been recorded in Sarawak since 2017 and 300 patients have survived due to early treatment, said Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. ![]()
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |