Suspected rabid dog attacks 3 people, kills 4 puppies in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 16:49 20/04/2026Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are investigating a suspected rabies outbreak after a dog bit three people, killed four puppies, and attacked several other dogs in the same neighborhood in Phuoc Thang Ward.
7th suspected rabies death reported in Vietnam’s Tay Ninh
Vietnam News 13:21 11/04/2026Authorities in Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam on Friday confirmed a seventh suspected rabies-related death in 2026 after a 66-year-old man died following severe symptoms linked to dog bites, amid warnings of rising infection risks during ongoing hot weather.
Vietnam’s Dak Lak issues urgent alert after 6 attacked by suspected rabid dog
Vietnam News 10:27 22/03/2026Authorities in Dak Lak Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, issued an urgent directive on Saturday after a suspected rabid dog attacked six people in Ea Na Commune, prompting emergency vaccination and heightened disease prevention measures.
Rabid dog bites 3 people as Da Nang reports 7 outbreaks this year
Vietnam News 11:25 18/03/2026A rabid dog bit three people in Da Nang, health authorities said on Tuesday, as the central Vietnamese city has reported seven rabies outbreaks in animals since the start of 2026.
Not my dog: Rabies, pets, cultural boundaries in Vietnam, Singapore
Expat Life 09:48 02/12/2025"The challenge is not only logistical but cultural: persuading communities that vaccination and registration are essential, even when dogs are not viewed primarily as family members."
Vietnam targets rabies at its source with mandatory dog, cat registration
In-Depth 13:33 28/11/2025Ho Chi Minh City has ordered all dog and cat owners to declare their pets with local authorities in a major bid to control rabies, as Vietnam continues to record dozens of deaths each year despite easy access to vaccines and preventive treatment.
New rabies outbreak detected in Vietnam’s Quang Ngai
Vietnam News 13:26 14/10/2025Authorities in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam confirmed on Monday that a rabies outbreak had been detected in a village of Tho Phong Commune after a dog tested positive for the virus.
Vietnam’s Dak Lak reports another death due to Whitmore’s disease
Vietnam News 10:21 13/09/2025The Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam on Friday confirmed a third death this year caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacterium that triggers the dangerous Whitmore’s disease.
India's top court orders Delhi authorities to move stray dogs to shelters
World 10:53 12/08/2025India's top court ordered authorities in the capital Delhi and its suburbs on Monday to relocate all stray dogs to shelters within eight weeks, according to the Live Law website, after media reports of a rise in cases of rabies, especially among children.
Hanoi records 1st Streptococcus suis-related death in 2025
Vietnam News 20:12 02/08/2025A 53-year-old man from Ha Noi's O Dien Commune has become the city's first fatality from a Streptococcus suis infection this year, according to the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC).
5 people in Vietnam’s Dong Nai exposed to rabies after slaughtering dog, eating its meat
Vietnam News 17:34 31/07/2025Five individuals in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam were exposed to the rabies virus after slaughtering and consuming the meat of an aggressive dog that had killed a neighbor's canine.
Vietnam reports rabies outbreak in remote border commune; 15 dogs culled, two people treated
Vietnam News 15:15 22/07/2025Authorities in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam have culled 15 dogs and treated two people following a rabies outbreak in a remote border commune, officials said on Tuesday.
