I may have not made myself clear: The dog never was allowed out of the family compound so it's likelihood of meeting a wild infected dog were null.
Rabies is also transmitted by i[COLOR=#252525][FONT=sans-serif]nfected [/FONT][/COLOR]
bats and
monkeys, among other potential carriers, and according to some epidemiologists, it is most likely how the whole thing started in Bali, few years back.
On another subject related to rabies. In 2008, I was bitten by a wild cat I was trying to bring in my house, after about 1/2 a year I had been feeding him daily (he turned out to be the sweetest cat ever!). Since there is rabies around my area (foxes, racoons, etc) as everywhere else in the country, I ended up at the hospital for the treatment. The first shots are a rabies immune globulin + the first of a series of 4 rabies vaccines. One month later, I received a copy of the bill that was sent by the hospital to my insurance company for these first two shots: US$5,520.04 (Please, not the "precision," of the cost, $0.04)!!!! Out of curiosity, I called the hospital's accounting dept., thinking it most likely was a mistake. "No, sir", I was told, "this is a very expensive vaccine!" Talking about rip-off. I wonder what Louis Pasteur must think, if he is still awake in his tomb? I still keep the bill which came to around US$6,200, with the doctor and other hospital charges.
PS. The cat, not showing any signs of infection over the next 4-5 days, I stopped the treatment after the second shot. And Mimi has been part of my household ever since.
