Nine of the 33 provinces in Indonesia which declared free of rabies is expected to remain able to sustain these achievements in the future.
The nine provinces were free of rabies among Bangka Belitung (Babel), West Kalimantan and Jakarta, said Director General of Disease Control & Restructuring of environmental Ministry of Health Prof. Dr. Candra Yoga Aditama in Denpasar on Tuesday.
In addition, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Papua and West Papua, he said.
According to Candy, to defend themselves as rabies-free areas can be done by taking a variety of ways, particularly freight traffic alert animals, especially dogs and animal rabies transmission.
At the coordination meeting with all stakeholders as district after Bali, he said, the nine provinces in defending ourselves as a region free of rabies requires hard work and support and participation of local communities.
Meanwhile, 24 other provinces in Indonesia who otherwise contracted rabies, including Bali, which occupies the last position since reported any casualties in Jimbaran, Badung regency.
Of the 24 provinces who contracted rabies was during the January-September 2010 reported 51 078 cases of animal bites of transmitting rabies (HPR) with a claimed 154 lives.
The most prominent cases of bites occurred in Bali, which is 41,453 cases or 61 percent of national cases, with a claimed 61 people dead.
Cases of deaths from rabies in Bali in 2008 reported four casualties rose to 28 people in 2009 and into 2010 more than doubled.
Conditions that require the support and participation of all parties in the hope that rabies can be handled completely, as well as Bali free of rabies in 2012, he hoped.
In addition, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Papua and West Papua, he said.
According to Candy, to defend themselves as rabies-free areas can be done by taking a variety of ways, particularly freight traffic alert animals, especially dogs and animal rabies transmission.
At the coordination meeting with all stakeholders as district after Bali, he said, the nine provinces in defending ourselves as a region free of rabies requires hard work and support and participation of local communities.
Meanwhile, 24 other provinces in Indonesia who otherwise contracted rabies, including Bali, which occupies the last position since reported any casualties in Jimbaran, Badung regency.
Of the 24 provinces who contracted rabies was during the January-September 2010 reported 51 078 cases of animal bites of transmitting rabies (HPR) with a claimed 154 lives.
The most prominent cases of bites occurred in Bali, which is 41,453 cases or 61 percent of national cases, with a claimed 61 people dead.
Cases of deaths from rabies in Bali in 2008 reported four casualties rose to 28 people in 2009 and into 2010 more than doubled.
Conditions that require the support and participation of all parties in the hope that rabies can be handled completely, as well as Bali free of rabies in 2012, he hoped.
