Jamiatul Hoer
Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital, Indonesia
Title: Surveillance report of rabies transmitting animal bite case at Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital in 2015-2018
Biography
Biography: Jamiatul Hoer
Abstract
Rabies is an infectious acute disease in the central nervous system (brain) caused by the rabies virus. It is transmitted through mucosal exposure to infected animals, such as rabid dogs, cats, apes/monkeys and sometimes other species. Dogs were the most common rabies-transmitting animals in Indonesia, followed by cats and apes/monkeys. To support rabies-free program in Indonesia by 2020, rabies surveillance is needed to find out the distribution and cases enhancement. The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive picture of rabies-transmitting animals bite cases during 2015-2018 at Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital. This report used the passive and active surveillance method by retrieving data from emergency installation unit register book and hospital data system. The results showed that the rabies-transmitting animal’s bite cases from 2015 to 2018 has increased while for VAR used has decreased. By age, most cases occur at 20-64 years, both men and women. Most types of rabies-transmitting animals were dogs. The biggest patient domicile is from the North Jakarta area. From 2015-2018, the number of cases of rabies-transmitting animals bites cases increased and the use of VAR decreased.