As Bali battles rabies surge, does dog meat raise the risk?
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A rabies surge in Bali has led to five deaths this year, including a woman who was bitten by a stray cat. In Jembrana regency, a rabid dog attacked two children and an adult, who survived after receiving post-exposure vaccinations. The incidents highlight the ongoing rabies risk on the resort island.
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Human lives lost to a preventable disease
A 38-year-old housewife in western Bali was bitten by a stray cat in May and died of rabies.
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A 38-year-old housewife in western Bali was bitten by a stray cat in May and died of rabies.
South China Morning Post- Human lives lost to a preventable disease
- Importance of post-exposure vaccination access
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Loaded language removedIn a quieter part of western Bali, far from the crowds and chaos of the south, a 38-year-old housewife was bitten by a stray cat while hanging out laundry in May. Within weeks, she was dead: one of five people killed by rabies on the Indonesian resort island so far this year.
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A 38-year-old housewife in western Bali was bitten by a stray cat in May and died of rabies.
South China Morning PostFive people have been killed by rabies on Bali so far this year.
South China Morning PostA rabid dog in Jembrana regency attacked two children and an adult in June.
South China Morning PostThe three victims of the rabid dog attack survived due to swift post-exposure vaccination.
South China Morning PostBias & Framing
- availability_heuristic: a 38-year-old housewife was bitten by a stray cat... within weeks, she was dead,one of five people killed by rabies on the Indonesian resort island so far this year
- framing_effect: does dog meat raise the risk?