Puppy That Bit Mother and Two Children in Jembrana Tests Positive for Rabies

JEMBRANA, KOMPAS.com - A puppy that bit a mother and two children in the Anyar Sari neighborhood, Baler Bale Agung Village, Negara District, Jembrana Regency, Bali, has tested positive for rabies.

The Head of Animal Husbandry and Health Division at the Jembrana Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Service, I Gusti Ngurah Putu Sugiarta, said the result was obtained after the dog's sample was examined at the Denpasar Veterinary Center (BBVet).

"It has tested positive (for rabies)," Sugiarta confirmed on Monday (9/21/2026).

Following the lab results, officers from the Jembrana Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Service conducted another sweep around the area.

Sugiarta explained that three dogs in one household are the focus of the authorities.

"Yesterday, all three dogs in the house were vaccinated. Now the area is being swept again," he said.

Meanwhile, rabies vaccination in Baler Bale Agung Village has reached nearly the entire dog population.

According to Sugiarta, the rabies vaccination coverage in the area had reached 99 percent as of Friday (9/18/2026).

The sweep and vaccination efforts are being carried out to prevent rabies transmission after a positive case was found in the neighborhood.

Previously, a male puppy about four months old bit three family members at different times. The dog later died on Monday (9/14/2026).

The three victims were a mother and her two children. The first victim, Ni Komang Ayu Suarini (42), was bitten on the right thumb while bathing the dog on Tuesday (9/8/2026).

Then, Conradus Febatan Tri Sandy (15) was bitten on the left thumb while trying to remove fleas from the dog on Saturday (9/12/2026).

The following day, Dominika Sayyo Bayu (23) was bitten on the left elbow while attempting to move the dog.

Earlier, Sugiarta stated that the dog did not show clinical signs typically associated with rabies before it died.

"The dog did not exhibit clinical symptoms such as aggression or strange behavior," he said.

The dog was also known to have never received a rabies vaccination.