 Rabies cases surge, pose public health threat

Control Program (NRPCP), but the country may have to put in more effort to achieve rabies-free
status by 2020.

Republic Act 9482, or the Anti-Rabies Act of 2007, put in place the National Rabies Prevention
and Control Program (NRPCP), which has numerous components based on its manual of
operations: PEP and pre-exposure prophylaxis administration for bite victims and those at risk of
contracting rabies, respectively; education and awareness building about rabies, including the
declaration of March as Rabies Awareness Month; dog vaccination; promotion of responsible
pet ownership; and establishment of a central database system called the Philippine Animal
Health Information System (PhilAHIS) to provide data on dog registration, vaccination and
reports of canine rabies. PEP is Post-Exposure Prophylaxis that is a form of treatment given to
people who were bitten by animals.

Rabies risks:
 People not engaging in responsible pet ownership such as not having their dogs or pets
vaccinated and not kept on a leash.
 The lack of quality supply of anti-rabies vaccines and/or vaccine quality not ensured can also
contribute to the increase of human rabies cases.

https://www.manilatimes.net/2018/09/15/news/top-stories/rabies-cases-surge-pose-public-health-
threat/441511/

 Norwegian woman dies from rabies after Philippines puppy bite

A Norwegian woman has died after contracting rabies from a stray puppy in the Philippines.
Birgitte Kallestad, 24, was on holiday with friends when they found the puppy on a street, her
family said in a statement.

The puppy is thought to have infected her when it bit her after they took it back to their resort.
She fell ill soon after returning to Norway, and died on Monday at the hospital where she
worked.

The disease is nearly always fatal without vaccinations and kills thousands of people every year,
mostly in Asia and Africa. Rabies vaccines are not compulsory under Norwegian law, but
Norway's Institute of Public Health recommends them for certain types of visits to affected
countries, including the Philippines.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48226676
  25 towns, 4 cities in Pangasinan declared high risk areas due to rabies (idk if pwede ‘to pero
ilagay ko lang just in case. Thanks)

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan– The Provincial Veterinary Office appealed to the public to help lessen
the number of rabies cases in Pangasinan with the observance of National Rabies Awareness
Month this March.

Report said, 25 towns and four cities in Pangasinan were declared as high risk areas due to cases
of rabies in these places.

The high risk areas include the towns of Agno, Aguilar, Alcala, Asingan, Balungao, Bani, Bautista,
Bayambang, Binmaley, Bolinao, Calasiao, Lingayen, Mabini, Malasiqui, Mangaldan, Mangatarem,
Natividad, Rosales, San Fabian, San Jacinto, San Quintin, Sta. Barbara, Sto. Tomas, Tayug and
Urbiztondo, and the cities of Alaminos, Dagupan, San Carlos and Urdaneta.

https://mb.com.ph/2019/03/09/25-towns-4-cities-in-pangasinan-declared-high-risk-areas-due-to-
rabies/

 5 anyos patay matapos atakihin ng halos 10 aso sa Basilan

Naglalakad umanong mag-isa ang bata sa labas ng kanilang bahay alas-2 ng madaling araw ng
Lunes nang makasalubong nito ang mga aso.

Nakita umano ng isang miyembro ng pulisya ang lalaki at isinugod sa Basilan Community
Hospital. Tumakbo umano ang mga aso makalipas ang insidente.
Pagsapit ng hapon ay dinala pa sa Zamboanga City ang bata pero kinalauna'y binawian ito ng
buhay nitong Martes.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/18/19/5-anyos-patay-matapos-atakihin-ng-halos-10-aso-sa-basilan

 4 taga-Pangasinan patay sa rabies noong quarantine period

MAYNILA — Naalarma ang lalawigan ng Pangasinan sa nangyaring pagkamatay ng 4 na residente

ng probinsiya dahil sa rabies noong quarantine period.
Sa tala ng opisina, narito ang mga detalye ng biktima:
- 11 anyos na lalaki mula sa Mangaldan
- 76 anyos na lalaki mula sa Alaminos City
- 49 anyos na lalaki mula Rosales
- 55 anyos na lalaki mula Binmaley

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/22/20/4-taga-pangasinan-patay-sa-rabies-noong-quarantine-period
  20 asong kakatayin sana sa Batangas, nasagip (idk kung pwede rin ‘to pero just in case lang
lagay ko na lang uli, baka pwedeng dagdag source or what. Thanks)

Naaresto rin ng Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) at Batangas police ang 5
lalaki na umano'y kumakatay ng aso.

Tumambad rin sa mga pulis ang nasa 200 kilo ng karneng aso sa isang bakanteng lote sa
Barangay Quilo-quilo South.

Mahaharap ang mga suspek sa kasong paglabag sa Republic Act (RA) 8485 o Animal Welfare Act
of 1998 at RA 9482 o Anti-Rabies Act of 2007.

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/01/19/20-asong-kakatayin-sana-sa-batangas-nasagip

 Woman arrested after pet dog bit neighbor’s child

CATBALOGAN CITY -- A woman was arrested by police for the crime she claimed she was not
aware of.
Arrested was "Jane" (real name withheld), 30, married, housewife, for violation of Republic Act
(RA) 9482, otherwise known as the Anti-Rabies Act of 2007.

Court records show that on May 30, 2015, a seven-year old child passing in front of Jane’s house
was attacked and bitten by the latter’s pet dog that was tied outside her residence in Purok 1-A,
Barangay Mercedes, this city.

The child was rushed to the Samar Provincial Hospital for immediate attention, as she suffered
wounds in her face and neck.

Jane, who also went to the hospital, reportedly admitted it was her dog that had bitten the
young victim.

https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/120078/Business/Woman-arrested-after-pet-dog-bit-neighbors-
child