Rabies,
Malaysia

Information received on 07/12/2020 from Dr Dato'Dr Norlizan Mohd Noor, Director General, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 69
Date of start of the event	04/07/2017
Date of confirmation of the event	08/07/2017
Report date	07/12/2020
Date submitted to OIE	07/12/2020
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	18/09/2015
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Rabies virus
Serotype	Not typed
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (basic)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (10/07/2017) Follow-up report No. 1 (18/07/2017) Follow-up report No. 2 (30/07/2017) Follow-up report No. 3 (03/11/2017) Follow-up report No. 4 (20/02/2018) Follow-up report No. 5 (02/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 6 (12/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 7 (19/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 8 (30/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 9 (16/04/2018) Follow-up report No. 10 (02/05/2018) Follow-up report No. 11 (14/05/2018) Follow-up report No. 12 (23/05/2018) Follow-up report No. 13 (30/05/2018) Follow-up report No. 14 (08/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 15 (18/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 16 (22/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 17 (23/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 18 (08/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 19 (22/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 20 (28/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 21 (04/08/2018) Follow-up report No. 22 (13/08/2018) Follow-up report No. 23 (18/08/2018) Follow-up report No. 24 (29/08/2018) Follow-up report No. 25 (03/09/2018) Follow-up report No. 26 (10/09/2018) Follow-up report No. 27 (30/09/2018) Follow-up report No. 28 (08/10/2018) Follow-up report No. 29 (23/10/2018) Follow-up report No. 30 (02/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 31 (12/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 32 (19/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 33 (07/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 34 (14/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 35 (21/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 36 (28/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 37 (29/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 38 (10/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 39 (25/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 40 (22/02/2019) Follow-up report No. 41 (22/03/2019) Follow-up report No. 42 (05/04/2019) Follow-up report No. 43 (08/05/2019) Follow-up report No. 44 (14/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 45 (22/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 46 (11/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 47 (20/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 48 (28/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 49 (03/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 50 (26/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 51 (03/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 52 (12/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 53 (18/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 54 (20/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 55 (24/02/2020) Follow-up report No. 56 (13/03/2020) Follow-up report No. 57 (15/04/2020) Follow-up report No. 58 (11/05/2020) Follow-up report No. 59 (28/05/2020) Follow-up report No. 60 (17/06/2020) Follow-up report No. 61 (29/06/2020) Follow-up report No. 62 (10/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 63 (17/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 64 (21/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 65 (01/09/2020) Follow-up report No. 66 (10/09/2020) Follow-up report No. 67 (07/10/2020) Follow-up report No. 68 (27/10/2020) Follow-up report No. 69 (07/12/2020) Follow-up report No. 70 (14/12/2020) Follow-up report No. 71 (30/12/2020)

New outbreaks (16)

Outbreak 1 (1830/20 R)

NO.1, JALAN BINTANG, SIBU, SIBU, SIBU, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

28/09/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal was an owned and unvaccinated dog

Outbreak 2 (1881/20 R)

1850, LORONG 4A, KAMPUNG BUMBOK, KUCHING, KUCHING, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

30/09/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal was an owned and unvaccinated dog

Outbreak 3 (1862/20 R)

NO. 22, KAMPUNG TEBARO, LUNDU, LUNDU, KUCHING, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

02/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal was an owned and unvaccinated dog

Outbreak 4 (1973/20 R)

NO. 138, JALAN JERAWIT BARAT, 96000 SIBU, SIBU, SIBU, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

06/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal was an owned and unvaccinated dog

Outbreak 5 (1882/20 R)

KAMPONG PAON, LUNDU, KUCHING, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

07/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal was an owned and unvaccinated dog

Outbreak 6 (1900/20 R)

NO. 33, KAMPUNG SG. DUUH, SIBURAN BT 17, SIBURAN, SERIAN, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

09/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Cats	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal was an owned and unvaccinated cat

Outbreak 7 (1977/20 R)

KAMPUNG KORAN PLAMAN, SERIAN, SERIAN, SERIAN, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

12/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Cats	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal was an owned and unvaccinated cat

Outbreak 8 (1974/20 R)

SIBU, SIBU, SIBU, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

15/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal was a stray dog

Outbreak 9 (1976/20 R)

BATU 29, JALAN SUNGAI PALAH, JALAN KUCHING-SERIAN, SIBURAN, SERIAN, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

15/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal wan an owned and unvaccinated dog

Outbreak 10 (2065/20 R)

LOT 205, JALAN LING CHU MING, BUKIT BESAI, SIBU, SIBU, SIBU, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

18/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal wan an owned and unvaccinated dog

Outbreak 11 (2066/20 R)

RH POM PASAI SION, SIBU, SIBU, SIBU, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

20/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal was an owned and unvaccinated dog

Outbreak 12 (2067/20 R)

5H, LORONG 16B, JALAN TEKAM SIBU, SIBU, SIBU, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

21/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal wan an owned and unvaccinated dog

Outbreak 13 (2068/20 R)

RH RINGGIT PASAI SIONG TENGAH, SIBU, SIBU, SIBU, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

21/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal wan an owned and unvaccinated dog

Outbreak 14 (2059/20 R)

BT. 32, JLAN KUCHING SERIAN, SERIAN, SERIAN, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

26/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal wan an owned and unvaccinated dog

Outbreak 15 (2188/20 R)

216, LORONG 4, JALAN MALING BATU 2 1/2, JALAN OYA, SIBU, SIBU, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

30/10/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal was an owned and unvaccinated dog

Outbreak 16 (2187/20 R)

KAMPUNG JAGOI SRIENG, BAU, KUCHING, Sarawak

Date of start of the outbreak

02/11/2020

Outbreak status

Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	1	1	0	1	0

Affected population

The affected animal was an owned and unvaccinated dog

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 16

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Dogs	14	14	0	14	0
Cats	2	2	0	2	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Dogs	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%
Cats	100.00%	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%

*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Unknown or inconclusive Illegal movement of animals
Epidemiological comments	A total number of 64 areas in Sarawak has been declared as rabies-infected areas. Vaccination, surveillance, selective killing of stray dogs, public awareness activities, etc. are ongoing.

Control measures

Measures applied

Movement control inside the country

Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)

Administrative division	Species	Total Vaccinated	Details
Sarawak	Cats	8609
	Dogs	174820

Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
Screening
Selective killing and disposal
No treatment of affected animals

Measures to be applied

No other measures

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

Map of outbreak locations