Rabies cases in Sibu alarming
Published on: Monday, November 30, 2020
By: Bernama
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SIBU: The rabies situation in the city is alarming as almost half of the samples taken tested positive for the disease, said Sarawak Assistant Local Government and Housing Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee.He said of the 104 random samples taken so far, 50 of them were positive for rabies, while the number of dog-bite incidences and stray dogs being caught by the local authorities had also increased during the first 10 months of this year.
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“The number of dog-bite cases recorded by the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) is 1,213 while 1,271 stray dogs have been caught by SMC,” he told reporters after launching a ‘plogging’ (a recreational activity that combines jogging with picking up litter) programme at Kampung Nangka here, Sunday.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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