Rabies kills one in Sikka<\/p>\n
MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: Dogs carrying the rabies virus in
\nSikka regency have bitten and infected 13 people, killing one of
\nthem, a local health official said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Henyo Kerong of Sikka health office said the remaining dog
\nbite victims were undergoing medical treatment at local community
\nhealth centers.<\/p>\n
He said the people infected with rabies lived in seven
\ndistricts across the regency. The areas affected are Alok,
\nKewapante, Talebura, Maumere, Bola, Lela and Nita.<\/p>\n
The disease was detected in July last year when a villager
\nbrought a dog infected with the virus from Sulawesi, according to
\nHenyo.<\/p>\n
The local husbandry office has since killed 61,270 dogs
\nsuspected of being infected with rabies.<\/p>\n
An outbreak of rabies hit the East Nusa Tenggara regency of
\nEast Flores in May 1997, killing 10 people. More than 490 rabies
\nsufferers recovered then. The local administration exterminated
\n170,000 dogs following the outbreak.<\/p>\n
Since being declared a rabies-free area in 1926, East Nusa
\nTenggara saw a dramatically increased population of domesticated
\ndogs. They were used for hunting or as cattle dogs. (yac)<\/p>",
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