Journal article

Kerugian Ekonomi Akibat Penyakit Rabies di Provinsi Bali (ECONOMIC LOSSES OF RABIES IN BALI)

I WAYAN BATAN Yunita Lestyorini, Sri Milfa, Calvin Iffandi Abdul Azis Nasution, Nurul Faiziah Rasdiyanah Herbert . Ni Wayan Listyawati Palgunadi I KETUT SUATHA I Made Kardena

Volume : 15 Nomor : 4 Published : 2014, December

Jurnal Veteriner

Abstrak

The purposeof this study was to analyze the economic losses due to rabies outbreak on human andd ogin the province of Bali in 2008-2011. The data used in this research were obtained from the Department of Health, Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Health in district level, and the province of Bali, Disease of Investigation Centre of Denpasar, mass media (BaliPost), as well asinter views with the alleged victims of dog bite rabies. The data were analyzed using economic models.The results showed that the total economic loss(TK) due to an outbreak of rabies in Bali in 2008-2011 amounted to Rp336,509,892,200.Economic losses due tor abies in Bali province were mainly from public health costs (KM) and the cost of vaccination and elimination (BVE) dogs. Public health costs(KM) spent the greatest loss of money in 2010.However, cost of dog vaccination and culling were spent at highest in 2011. Total of economic losses (the highest losses) (TK) of the disease in the province of Bali occurred in 2011, while the lowest in 2008. Publica wareness fortied and cage pet is urgently needed to reduce the number of rabies cases. Decrease number of dog bites may result in reducing the related economic losses.