Fifty-nine people in Vietnam died of rabies in the first half of this year, local newspaper People reported Tuesday.
Most of the victims were from the northern provinces of Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho, Ha Tay and Yen Bai, the paper quoted the Vietnamese Health Ministry as saying.
Nearly 5.9 million people in Vietnam have been bitten by rabies- infected dogs or cats in the last 10 years, much higher than the figure in the pre-1996 period, reported the ministry.
Vietnam, with a population of some 85 million, is encouraging vaccinations among people and dogs in a bid to contain the disease by 2010 and eradicate it by 2015.
Source: Xinhua
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