Controlling Zoonotics

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

While rich and poor countries grapple with the new medical threat known as Zika, Indonesia for decades has had to deal with other kinds of zoonotic diseases, like rabies and anthrax. Since the late 1990s, rabies has killed more than 200 people in East Nusa Tenggara province. This year alone, rabies claimed 12 lives on Bali island. Meanwhile, across vast areas of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi, anthrax can still pose a big problem for the people. Not long ago, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, with the help of the local Catholic church, established a project in Flores and Lembata in East Nusa Tenggara, with the aim of eradicating rabies. In nearby Gorontalo Regency, local animal husbandry office in Gorontalo regency try to control the spread of anthrax. Tempo English reports.

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Immunizing Dogs, Saving Lives

Rabies have existed in the islands of Flores and Lembata since the early 2000s. The church is assisting the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and local governments to make people more aware of this problem.

IN the small town of Ruteng in Manggarai regency, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), there is an imposing cathedral, with its European architecture. It is the biggest place of worship among in the area.

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