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A ProMED-mail post
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
Date: 17 Dec 2008
Source: Regnum News Agency [trans. by Corr.BA, edited]
Fatal case of rabies
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In the south of Kyrgyzstan a teenager who contracted rabies has died.
A 12-year-old boy from Sahaydan village in the Jalal-Abadsky Oblast
had been bitten by a rabid dog.
The press service of the Emergencies Ministry stated that physicians
have screened 657 families, and the veterinary service has vaccinated
a total of 158 cattle, 83 small ruminants, and 646 dogs and cats.
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[This is not 1st case of rabies in a child in Kyrgyzstan in 2008.
This year 8 children and 2 adults have died of rabies in southern
Kyrgyzstan. It testifies to insufficient awareness of the population
concerning prevention of this disease. - Corr.BA.
A map of Kyrgyzstan showing Jalal-Abad in the south of the country is
available at:
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