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        "msgid": "chinese-tourist-bitten-by-suspected-rabid-dog-in-bangli-1784033537",
        "date": "2026-07-14 19:12:31",
        "title": "Chinese Tourist Bitten by Suspected Rabid Dog in Bangli",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A Chinese tourist was bitten by a dog suspected of having rabies in Bangli, Bali. The victim received initial wound treatment at a local hospital before being directed to a clinic for a rabies vaccine. Authorities have since eliminated the dog and sent brain samples for laboratory testing to confirm the infection.",
        "content": "<p>A Chinese tourist named Li Qiujun was bitten by a dog on Jalan\nBrigjen Ngurah Rai Number 10, Kawan Village, Bangli District, Bangli.\nThe dog that bit the 30-year-old woman is suspected of being infected\nwith rabies.<\/p>\n<p>\"There was a security disturbance; a resident and a foreign tourist\nfrom China were bitten by a dog. The incident occurred on Monday\n(13\/7\/2026),\" said Bangli Police Public Relations Section Head Iptu I\nGede Gumiliarta to detikBali on Tuesday (14\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Gumiliarta stated that prior to the incident, Li Qiujun had been\nshopping at a supermarket in front of Bangli Regional General Hospital.\nAfter shopping, she was about to return to Ubud, Gianyar, with her tour\nguide.<\/p>\n<p>Just after leaving the supermarket at around 4:00 p.m. local time,\nthe woman was bitten by a white dog. As a result, Li Qiujun suffered a\nbite wound on her right thigh.<\/p>\n<p>According to Gumiliarta, before biting Li Qiujun, the dog had also\nattacked a local resident of Kawan Village, Bangli District, named Ni\nKetut Suciasih. Suciasih was bitten by the dog near her home, not far\nfrom the Bangli Detention Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Bangli Regional General Hospital Public Relations Officer Sang\nKompyang Arie Sukma Wijaya explained that Li Qiujun received treatment\nshortly after being bitten. The woman sought medical attention three\nhours after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\"The patient was bitten by a dog on her right thigh, and wound care\nor a pressure bandage was applied,\" said Sang Kompyang.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that Li Qiujun only received first aid treatment at the\nhospital, as the anti-rabies vaccine (VAR) is only available at clinics\nand community health centres.<\/p>\n<p>\"The patient was advised to seek the VAR at a clinic or community\nhealth centre. The patient was treated at 7:07 p.m. and discharged at\n7:30 p.m.,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Head of the Livestock and Animal Health Division of the Bangli\nAgriculture and Food Service, Made Armana, said that the suspected rabid\ndog had been eliminated by residents. A brain sample has also been\ntaken.<\/p>\n<p>\"The brain sample has been taken. Today, the sample is being examined\nat the laboratory,\" said Armana.<\/p>\n<p>According to Armana, the dog did not show any symptoms of rabies the\nday before the incident. However, the dog exhibited aggressive behaviour\nand bit two people the following day.<\/p>\n<p>\"According to our officers, the dog showed aggressive symptoms and\nbit two people yesterday. But previously, it was fine,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Li Qiujun has now received a VAR injection at a clinic in Ubud.\nMeanwhile, Suciasih has also received a VAR injection at Susut 1\nCommunity Health Centre. It will take two weeks to determine whether the\ntwo dog bite victims are positive for rabies infection.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/chinese-tourist-bitten-by-suspected-rabid-dog-in-bangli-1784033537",
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