Rabies education for remote villagers

Rabies education for remote villagers

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The South Kalimantan Animal
Husbandry Office said on Friday that it would begin a campaign to
educate isolated villagers about rabies.

The office said it would visit remote areas to teach villagers
about the disease as they had no idea what it was, let alone how
to spot symptoms.

Office head Maskamian Anjam said that this year, 33 cases of
rabies has been recorded in two remote regions since 1998.

He said the villagers would be told they should vaccinate
their pets such as dogs, monkeys and cats. --JP