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