In Reply to: yes posted by Angela on Saturday, 29. November 2008 at 10:26 Bali Time:
already died but had bitten other dogs in their vicinity which were now incubating the infection. There is no reliable blood test for the infection and only brain examination is diagnostic.
The importance of the information is to make people aware that rabies is very prevalent in Indonesia and with the large number of animals from other regions entering Bali we have to expect it will be there.
Already this year at least 160 people have died of rabies on Flores island - http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/11/15/rabies-infected-dogs-kill-160-flores.html
Bali is the most dog-ridden island in Indonesia so any incidence is likely to be serious with rapid spread among the close and uncontrolled dog population