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“Over 99 per cent of human rabies cases are caused by bites or scratches from infected dogs. Rabies is 100% preventable through regular vaccination of dogs, preventing the transmission to humans—especially children who account for over 40 per cent of rabies deaths,” Dr Schipp said.
Australia is partnering with the World Organisation for Animal Health, and the bilateral Australia Indonesia Health Security Partnership to support the Government of Indonesia’s response to control rabies. Australia’s gifted vaccines furthers its support for rabies containment in the region, and its commitment to the global eradication of the disease by 2030.
The Director of Animal Health at the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Nuryani Zainuddin, said Indonesia’s health authorities should be commended.
“Our animal health authorities coordinated efforts using Indonesia’s vaccine supplies to vaccinate over 89,000 dogs in 7 weeks in the Bali and West Timor outbreak areas,” she said.
“The close partnership with Australia on animal health has bolstered Indonesia’s coordinated efforts to control the disease and prevent rabies from spreading," she added.
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