JOHOR BARU: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is urging owners of pets, such as dogs and cats, in Sarawak to get them vaccinated, to curb the spread of rabies in the state.
Its Deputy Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni said this is because the current rabies outbreak situation in Sarawak is quite worrying.He said that preventive measures are being carried out by the Sarawak state government, including the Department of Veterinary Services, which runs a vaccination programme for pets.
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Also present were Johor Health and Unity Committee chairman, Ling Tian Soon and state Health Department director, Dr Mohtar Pungut.In the meantime, he said that observation of the rabies outbreak was focused on Sarawak, because cases in that state are quite serious, with 15 deaths due to rabies reported this year.
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