18 Dogs Tested for Rabies in Kedah After Man Bitten Near Thai Border

DVS tests 18 dogs following rabies scare in Kedah’s Changlun

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 29 — The Kedah Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) has collected samples from 18 dogs in Changlun, Kedah, and surrounding areas for rabies confirmatory...

18 dogs tested for rabies in kedah after man bitten near Thai border

PETALING JAYA: Veterinary authorities have tested 18 dogs in Changlun, Kedah, following a dog bite incident involving a 31-year-old man, prompting heightened disease surveillance along the Malaysian-Thai border.

Don’t catch or kill stray dogs, vet dept warns after Kedah rabies case

Kedah veterinary services department's Dr Ummi Sumilah Soraya Johar said although rabies is usually transmitted by dogs, other mammals such as cats, bats and cattle can also carry the disease. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The Kedah veterinary services department (JPVK) has reminded the public not to take matters into their own hands by killing animals suspected of being infected with rabies.Its health division head, Dr Ummi Sumilah Soraya Johar, …

Kes rabies di Kedah: JPVK ambil sampel 18 anjing liar

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Kedah Rabies Victim Was Bitten While Feeding Stray Dog, Says Threads User

Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. Driven by sympathy for a hungry stray dog, 31-year-old rabies victim Nik Muhamad Adha Nik Zulkifli bought bread to feed the animal. The victim had reportedly went to the Changlun farmers’ market to deliver goods to his wife, who runs a vegetable stall there about a month ago. As he was giving the dog food, it is understood that the dog bit his…