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.
Vietnamese teen boy dies of suspected rabies after multiple dog bites
Vietnam News 15:45 14/07/2025A 13-year-old boy in Vietnam’s Dak Lak Province has died of suspected rabies after suffering multiple dog bites and not receiving any post-exposure vaccinations, the provincial Center for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed on Monday.
Northern Vietnam hospital reports sharp rise in dog bite injuries
Vietnam News 14:36 28/06/2025More than 20 patients bitten by dogs were admitted to Lang Son General Hospital in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam in June, four times higher than in previous months, the hospital said on Friday.
Vietnamese man dies of rabies 4 months after dog bite
Vietnam News 14:50 27/05/2025A 53-year-old man from Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, southern Vietnam has died of rabies four months after being bitten by a dog, marking the province’s second rabies-related death in the year to date.
