Their last reported case of rabies was in April 2012 but there must be two consecutive years without an occurrence in either human or animal to declare a country free of the dangerous disease. Free-of-charge rabies inoculations are provided at state-owned hospitals in Bali only for dog bite wounds in vital organs, including the head, face, fingers and genitalia. The vaccine can also be purchased at medical clinics. In March, Bali Health Agency stocked up with enough anti-rabies vaccine to supply approximately 1,250 people over the following months. Wanderlust's resident travel health expert, Dr Jane Wilson-Howarth, added: "There are reportedly around 100 dog bites sustained in Bali each day; that means 100 bites potentially carrying a real risk of rabies. Dogs are discouraged in many predominantly Muslim regions but are tolerated or even used for village security in Eastern Indonesia. Visitors to Bali would be well advised to arrange a course of rabies immunisations before departure.
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Dog bite infection costs Canadian her arm, legs
Animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi, while speaking to The Hindu , said: Previously Delhi used to see over 80,000 bites but the numbers have come down significantly with the population of stray dogs being controlled in the city. The accepted ratio has been one dog per 100 human beings but that is not the case now with the stray dog population going down. Delhis is a success story that can be replicated in cities across the country. The city now has a majority population of healthy stray dogs. A survey by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation found that from January to June this year there have been 4,388 registered cases of dog bites; South has clocked 2,195 cases while East Delhi Municipal Corporation has registered less than 400 cases. The relatively low numbers are because cases of dog bites in the corporation are often referred to North and East Corporations that house medical institutes having the requisite facility. North/ East Delhi Municipal Corporation spokesperson Yogender Singh Mann said: A dangerous dog is an animal that has attacked or bitten or chased any person or animal.
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Dog bites go down, but problem persists
Christine Caron, 49, a single mother of four, was reportedly playing tug-o-war with her three-year-old Shih Tzu, named Buster, when the dog accidentally "nicked" one of her knuckles while attempting to get a better grip on the rope. Her three other dogs came over and licked the wound. "It didn't seem like a big deal," she told the daily Ottawa Citizen. Days later she fell into a coma, and when she awoke in hospital six weeks later doctors told her they would have to amputate three of her limbs after the infection spread. The Capnocytophaga canimorsus bacteria responsible for the infection is commonly found in dog saliva, but rarely leads to infection in humans. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, only 200 human cases have been reported worldwide since 1976.
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