JEMBRANA, Bali — A mom and her two youngsters in Jembrana have been bitten on separate days by their four-month-old pet pet, which was later confirmed to have rabies, native authorities stated.
The incidents befell earlier this month in Anyar Sari, Baler Bale Agung, Negara district.
The mom, Ni Komang Ayu Suarniti, 42, was bitten on September 8 whereas bathing the pet. The wound didn’t bleed closely, however it left a scratch and brought about ache.
Her 15-year-old son was bitten on the thumb 4 days later and suffered a bleeding wound that required medical therapy. One other son, aged 23, was then bitten on September 13.
The pet died the next day.
Animal well being officers collected a mind pattern and despatched it to the Denpasar Veterinary Heart for laboratory testing.
The consequence later confirmed that the pet was optimistic for rabies, based on I Gusti Ngurah Putu Sugiarta, head of livestock and animal well being at Jembrana’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Meals Company.
“There have been 5 samples that we despatched, together with one cat and 4 canine. Three examined optimistic, all involving dog-bite instances in Jembrana, Negara and Melaya,” Sugiarta stated.
The Jembrana authorities plans to hold out emergency rabies vaccinations within the three affected areas in an effort to scale back additional transmission.
Authorities have additionally urged residents whose puppies haven’t but been vaccinated to contact native veterinary officers.
In response to Sugiarta, Jembrana had recorded 73 rabies-positive dog-bite instances in 2026 via September, round 30% fewer than throughout the identical interval final 12 months.
The newest instances come after Jembrana recorded 71 rabies instances via August, exhibiting that new infections are nonetheless being detected regardless of ongoing vaccination efforts.
Rabies is a viral illness that impacts the central nervous system and is often transmitted via the chew or scratch of an contaminated animal.
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