Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. 28 June, 2021. A man holding a his dog as Indonesian health workers vaccinate during a mass vaccination of suspected rabid animals on June 28, 2021 in Medan, Indonesia. The local government from the Medan Health Service proposed the procurement of 1,000 vials of rabies vaccine to avoid further fatalities. Currently, at least 240 pet dogs have been vaccinated against rabies after a ten-year-old boy was found to have died from the bite of a neighbor's dog who was suspected of having rabies on Sunday, June 13. Credit: Ivan Damanik/Alamy Live News
A man holding a his dog as Indonesian health workers vaccinate during a mass vaccination of suspected rabid animals on June 28, 2021 in Medan, Indonesia. The local government from the Medan Health Service proposed the procurement of 1,000 vials of rabies vaccine to avoid further fatalities. Currently, at least 240 pet dogs have been vaccinated against rabies after a ten-year-old boy was found to have died from the bite of a neighbor's dog who was suspected of having rabies on Sunday, June 13. According to a report from the Indonesian Ministry of Health in 2019, cases of animal bites transmitted by rabies were reported to be 404,306 cases and 544 deaths, statistically 98% of rabies is transmitted through dog bites. Meanwhile, Indonesia is targeted to be free of rabies by 2030.
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