Multi-agency approach ideal to contain rabies: Wee
KUCHING: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring public safety and balancing animal and human welfare. Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng in this instance expressed his gratitude to Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom for declaring Kuching and Bintulu Divisions as rabies infected […]
Now MMA seeks public role in fight against rabies
KUCHING: The worrying rabies situation in Sarawak has prompted the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) Sarawak advise the public to work together with the authorities to curb the disease. Its chairman Dr Liew Shan Fap said Sarawak has recorded 66 cases of human rabies and 59 deaths since its first outbreak in July 2017. Concered with […]
Be careful around stray dogs
KUCHING: Residents in Batu Kitang state constituency are urged to be cautious around stray dogs as there were two rabies fatalities reported this month. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said that there was a rabies fatality case reported in Kampung Tematu involving a 24-year-old man on May 10 while another was reported from Kampung […]
55 deaths due to rabies recorded in Sarawak
KUCHING: A total of 55 victims in Sarawak have died due to dog-borne rabies infection since 2017. According to the Minister of Food Industry, Commodities, and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom, data from the state Health Department (JKNS) shows that since 2017, the cumulative number of rabies cases in humans has been […]
Villager falls victim to rabies
KUCHING: Another individual from Kampung Bumbok here has been confirmed as the latest victim of rabies. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said this brought the number of fatalities to nine. Previously, it was reported that Sarawak recorded 11 rabies cases and eight deaths in the first four months of 2023. […]
State mulls legal bite to curb rabies
KUCHING: Sarawak must not fail in its effort to curb rabies as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has set a target for rabies to be eradicated globally by 2030. In stating this Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian called for cooperation from the public to help curb rabies, adding laws may also have […]
SMC targets 60 pct e-filling registration
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) is targeting to achieve 60 per cent of registration for e-filling of assessment rates among the 53, 000 holdings under its jurisdiction. Its chairman Clarence Ting said so far only 17,000 holdings had done so. “It is not even up to 20 per cent registration of e-filling for the assessment […]
Miri council continues anti-rabies operations
BY NAZRINZULAIQA HASBI MIRI: The local council here continues to carry out anti-rabies operations as the disease is still prevalent in Sarawak. “Stray dogs are a cause for concern. This is reflected from the increasing number of complaints from the public about strays received by us recently,” said Miri City Council (MCC). MCC reminded pet […]
Miri village declared rabies-infected area
KUCHING: Kampung Mohd Taha, Bakong, Beluru in Miri was declared as the 72nd rabies-infected area in the state today. “Since this village is within the 10km radius of other surrounding infected areas, it is now the 72nd rabies infected area. “Up to now, 72 areas in Sarawak have been declared as rabies infected since the […]
Man, 45, dies of rabies
KUCHING: The Health Ministry yesterday (June 10) announced another fatality from rabies in Sarawak, bringing the total number so far this year in the state to four. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the latest victim was a 45-year-old local man who was confirmed positive on May 11 and died one day later from what was diagnosed […]
