Rabies

In 2021 nine villages in Bali were branded as ‘Red Zones’ for the presence of rabies in the stray and community-owned dog population. In this year’s review, a total of twelve villages have been identified as having rabies in transmission in the dog population. The three villages added to the red zone list are Bitra …

Officials from Karangasem District have reported that rabies cases in the area have been surging since the start of 2021. An official from Rendang Village Karangasem, I Wayan Kariasa said that 10 people were bitten by rabies-infected dogs in 2021. “Two people from our village were bitten by dogs this week, and after we observed …