Rabies claims three lives<\/p>\n
KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Rabies has killed three people
\nhere over the past two weeks, and infected dozens of other who
\nare now receiving intensive medical care.<\/p>\n
The Eddy Sabara General Hospital told Antara that there had
\nbeen 49 dog-bite cases recorded since January. Eighteen people,
\nincluding an infant, were now being treated in the hospital.<\/p>\n
I Made Suparta, the head of the animal health section at the
\nprovincial agriculture and husbandry office here, said on Tuesday
\nthat the incidence of rabies had been increasing over the past
\nfive years.<\/p>\n
In 1996, there were 10 cases of rabies which killed three
\npeople. The number of rabies cases increased to 31 in 1999, with
\n19 of them proving to be fatal.<\/p>\n
Last year, there were 45 cases of rabies, but only one person
\ndied.<\/p>\n
This year, however, the number of cases increased again.<\/p>\n
\"Most of those who died were late in going to a doctor,\" said
\nZamrud, a doctor at the Eddy Sabara General Hospital.<\/p>\n
Zamrud asked people to be careful of stray dogs and to
\nvaccinate their pets. (hdn)<\/p>",
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