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He reminded members of the public that any case of person being bitten by a dog or cat (or other animals) should be reported immediately to the nearest police station, and the animal taken to a government kennel for observation. The victim must then be sent to the nearest accident and emergency department of a public hospital for immediate treatment.
Dr Liu stressed that rabies was a viral disease affecting the central nervous system of warm-blooded animals, including man and dogs.
"The rabies virus, which is present in the saliva of infected animals, can be transmitted to other animals or human beings by one bite or by contamination of a scratch or wound by infected saliva. Dogs are one of the principal vectors of rabies.
"Rabies is a fatal disease. Once symptoms develop in man or animals, there is no known cure."
He also took the opportunity to remind members of the public not to handle any dogs of dubious origin and to report suspicious cases to the department for follow-up investigations.
End/Thursday, August 8, 1995
Exhibition on drainage services starts on Thursday
A roving exhibition on the work and services of the Drainage Services Department (DSD) will be held at the Occan Terminal Main Concourse on Thursday and Friday (August 10 and 11).
The exhibition, organised by DSD, will continue at other popular shopping arcades during the next two months.
Carrying the theme of serving the community, the exhibition will introduce the work of the various branches of DSD and the services provided by the department for the public, by means of photographs, charts, diagrams, models and a video wall of 16 television sets.
Sewage treatment projects, such as the Stage 1 of the Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme, Sewerage Master Plan and the Sewage Charging Scheme will be featured at the exhibition.