SIBU: The authority has started the active case detection (ACD) operation within a 10-kilometre radius of the rabies-infected Teng Chin Hua Road, to detect individuals bitten by dogs.

Assistant Minister of Housing and Public Health Dr Annuar Rapaee, who also heads the Sibu Rabies Control Team, said the move is crucial to prevent any human rabies cases.

“So far, Sibu division is still free from any case of rabies in human. We need to keep it this way but in order to achieve this, we need cooperation from all quarters,” he said on Thursday.

He also called on pet owners living within the 10km radius of Teng Chin Hua Road to take advantage of the mass anti-rabies vaccination programme currently being held.

“Be mindful that the 10km radius area is very crucial. Get your pets vaccinated and do not let them roam freely. Keep them within your house compound,” he reminded, adding that the removal of strays from the streets is also ongoing.

Meanwhile, the locations for the mass anti-rabies vaccination within the 10km radius of Teng Chin Hua Road are a shop in front of Teng Chin Hua Lane 1 (Oct 23), the open space at the old airport near KLT (Oct 24), near Unity Food Court at Wawasan Lane 9 (Oct 25), parking lots at Bukit Aup Jubilee Park (Oct 26), in front of TK Hardware at Indah Timur Lane 3 (Oct 30), in front of Fair Price at Teku Lane 29 (Oct 31), Swan Square at Ling Kai Cheng Road (Nov 1) and Hin Hua Centennial Memorial Park at Seduan Lane 6 (Nov 2).

The vaccination time for all locations is from 9am to 2pm.