BETWEEN the road signs and commercial billboards other boards draw people’s attention. Standing 3 meters high, a warning is issued: beware of rabies, avoid dog bites, it is forbidden to bring in dogs from outside! This is the view along the main road leading to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali. Similar warnings—in English—stand at other tourist objects on the Island of the Gods.

Rabies has the potential to threaten our tourist indu