Top 10 Indonesian Provinces with the Highest Reported Rabies Cases in April 2023: Bali Dominates

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Nabilah Muhamad 09/06/2023 10:50 WIB

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Summary: The Ministry of Health reports 31,113 reported rabies cases in Indonesia. Bali has the highest number of cases, with 14,827.

10 Indonesian Provinces with the Highest Number of Rabies Cases (January-April 2023)

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10 Indonesian Provinces with the Highest Number of Rabies Cases (January-April 2023)

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The Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) announced the number of rabies cases in Indonesia from January to April 2023. In April 2023, there were 31,113 rabies cases, 23,211 cases of animal bites that received anti-rabies vaccines, and 11 deaths caused by rabies.

Based on the case reports, Bali ranked first with 14,827 rabies cases. East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) was second with 3,437 reported rabies cases.

South Sulawesi was third with a total of 2,338 rabies cases. West Kalimantan was fourth with 1,188 cases, followed by West Sumatra in fifth place with 1,171 cases.

“Rabies is a major challenge in Indonesia because in the last three years, the average number of animal bites resulting in rabies cases has been more than 80,000 per year, with an average of 68 deaths,” said Director of Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Imran Pambudi, during an online press conference via the Ministry of Health's YouTube channel on Friday (June 2, 2023).

This year, Kemenkes has been actively distributing nearly 227,000 vials of human rabies vaccines to all provinces.

Meanwhile, 25 provinces are considered rabies endemic areas, while 8 provinces are declared rabies-free. These include Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung, DKI Jakarta, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, West Papua, and Papua.

“95% of human rabies cases are caused by bites from infected dogs. Various wild animals also act as reservoirs for the virus on different continents, such as foxes, raccoons, and bats, but 95% are due to dog bites,” Imran explained.

(See also: Indonesia is the world's largest exporter of wild animals)

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

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