GEORGE TOWN, Sept 17 – Penang State Government this morning has been ordered to arrest all of the dogs that been abandoned in Penang that will be disposed after two cases of rabies was caused by mad dog bites that had been confirmed positive recently at Seberang Perai Utara and Kuala Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau.
He said the Command Area Infection Rabies of hydrophobia (Penang) 2015 enacted under subsection 42 (4) Animals Act 1953 [Act 647], in order to allow a State Health Department Director to implement the directive. He said he does not want any micro issues in this case while he just wanted to make sure the people of Penang are safe from the infection.
“Meanwhile, I have also sent down power to the State Veterinary Department to implement this order. The hydrophobia need to die as long as it can bite anything, it is very dangerous as no different with ‘zombies’,” said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng at the press conference today at Komtar.
State executive councillor on health Dr. Afif Bahardin said the move was announced by the State Government gazetted after getting feedback from a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the animals in this country. Also were present of Member of Legislative Assembly (Assembly) Soon Lip Chee, who is also member of the Standing Committee on Health Affairs.
Meanwhile, the State Health Director, Dato ‘Dr. Zailan Adnan also said that the fairies dangerous zoonotic diseases. In the same time, Director of Veterinary Services, Dr. Siti Salmiah Tahir explains also elaborated on the authorities to order enforcement operations in the country.
Rabies is a zoonotic disease or a virus that spreads from animals to humans through the bite or mucous transfer (saliva) and can lead to death. Fever and muscle pain is a sign of the public, before the end of the attack the nervous system, resulting in irritability, insomnia, mental disorders and death so aggressive. Cases of rabies was first detected in the state of Perlis on 17 August after approved by the Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) and it has now spread to Penang on 14 September.
