Roaming dogs: Enforce council by-laws stringently
Pet dogs are a great companion but when they are infected with a disease like rabies, it could be a threat to both the owners and people in the area. Man’s best friend could be left unleashed in their familiar compound but if they happen to be in contact with other rabid animals, who’s to […]
Rabies can also infect cats
LIMBANG: Not many feline owners are aware that their pets are also at risk of being infected by rabies. Limbang District Council chairman Sufian Mohat said cat owners must understand that not only dogs get rabies. “That is why the council, Cat Rescue Club and Department of Veterinary Services are organising the rabies awareness programme […]
Rabies experts to hold inaugural meet in Borneo
KUCHING: The Rabies in Borneo Conference 2022 (RIB 2022) scheduled for Sept 27-28 will be held in its physical form to provide delegates with a better conference experience. The conference which is being jointly organised by Place Borneo and Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak (DVSS) will be the inaugural congregation of experts in the prevention […]
Rabies is fatal but 100% preventable
KUCHING: Rabies is always fatal but it is 100 percent preventable by vaccinating both animals and humans. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said although rabies is fatal once clinical signs appear, rabies is preventable through three proven effective interventions — raising awareness on rabies prevention, vaccinating humans after exposure to rabies and […]
RM7 million to fight rabies in Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has approved an allocation of RM7.07 million for rabies control and eradication programmes this year, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said the state government is serious in eliminating rabies and has provided the required funding, personnel and logistics to combat this disease. According to Uggah, the […]
Help create rabies awareness, win RM11K cash prizes
KUCHING: Attractive cash prizes await winners of the Rabies Awareness Campaign Digital Poster Competition. The competition, themed ‘Rabies: Facts, Not Fear’, is organised in conjunction with World Rabies Day 2021 and is open to the public. The Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) in a statement on Thursday (Sept 9) said the entry period for the competition […]
Efforts at eradicating rabies ongoing
KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is stepping up efforts to eradicate rabies within the municipality, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Its chairman Lo Khere Chiang said the rabies situation in the area was still worrisome hence efforts to eradicate rabies have been on-going. Rabies is a viral infection spread through the bite of an infected […]
Two new cases of rabies reported
KUCHING: Two cases of rabies were reported in Limbang Division recently, specifically Lawas town. “As it is outside the 10km radius of areas that have been declared, this will be the 71st new rabies outbreak in the state,” said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. “So far, Serian has 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 […]
Two new rabies-infected areas in Sarawak
KUCHING: Two new areas have been declared rabies-infected by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee. Chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the 68th and 69th location — Pedaan, Baram in Telang Usan, Miri, and Tatau bazaar, Bintulu, respectively — were in the 10km radius of where two stray dogs were caught and their test results […]
