On July 22, the Dak Lak Provincial Center for Disease Control (CDC) informed that from the beginning of 2025 to now, the locality has had 6 deaths from rabies. There are also two cases of Whitmore disease. Currently, due to unusual weather, the locality is at high risk of infectious disease outbreaks.
In the face of the above situation, the Provincial People's Committee has issued a document directing the People's Committees of communes and wards to effectively implement specific activities to prevent rabies, Whitmore disease and a number of other dangerous infectious diseases.
Notably, the province requires localities to overcome the situation of letting dogs and cats roam freely in public places, causing environmental pollution and the risk of dogs and cats attacking people.
dog and cat owners are committed to reporting, vaccinating, and keeping dogs and cats in their family grounds. At the same time, when taking a dog out of the house, they must be chained, muzzled and guided to prevent attacking people.
The medical force continues to organize rabies vaccination for dogs and cats. In addition, strictly handle violations of regulations on dog and cat farming and rabies vaccination according to regulations.
As Lao Dong reported, the most recent death suspected of rabies in the locality was Y.R.N. (born in 2012, residing in Ea Kha commune, Dak Lak province). On July 10, the patient had symptoms of fever, fatigue, headache, fear of water, fear of wind.
After that, the patient was taken by his family to the Central Highlands General Hospital with a diagnosis of encephalitis and rabies.
About 2 months before being admitted to the hospital, the patient was scratched by a domestic dog on his wrist and did not get vaccinated. Currently, the dog is still alive.
According to the neighbor, about 10 days after being admitted to the hospital, the patient continued to be bitten by the dog, but it was unknown which dog. The patient did not tell his family and did not get vaccinated against rabies.
