Boy mauled by pack of five stray dogs in Bachok receives rabies jab, shows signs of recovery

An eight-year-old boy, Azuar Firdaus Zuraiman, was severely injured in a stray dog attack at Pantai Kuala Kemasin, Bachok, and has been administered a rabies vaccination.

After undergoing a five-hour surgery, Azuar is showing positive progress and is expected to be monitored for three weeks.

The Kelantan Education Department's deputy director visited him in the hospital, where he was observed to have improved by beginning to speak and recount the incident.

The department acknowledges this as the first serious injury of a student from a stray dog attack.

KOTA BHARU, Oct 4 — An eight-year-old boy who was seriously injured after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs at Pantai Kuala Kemasin, Bachok, on Thursday has received a rabies vaccination and is now being monitored for three weeks.

The boy’s mother, Rosnani Mat Salleh, 46, said her son, Azuar Firdaus Zuraiman, showed positive progress today after remaining withdrawn for two days as he was still traumatised by the incident.

“For two days after the incident, he was still frightened and did not want to talk. He mostly kept to himself and sometimes cried because he was in pain from his injuries, especially to his head and neck.

“Thankfully, his condition has improved today and he has started talking. He can now answer when asked and can recount what happened during the incident,” she told reporters at Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital here today.

Earlier, Rosnani and her son were visited by the Kelantan Education Department (JPN) Student Development Sector deputy director, Norazan Mat Nor.

Recalling the incident, Rosnani said Azuar Firdaus was playing on the beach around 9.30 am with three relatives when five stray dogs approached.

She said the three relatives, aged between two and 11, managed to run away, but Azuar Firdaus fell while trying to escape and became the dogs’ target.

“He tried to escape by running into the sea, but the dogs continued chasing him until someone came to his aid and rescued him. He was semi-conscious after the incident and suffered injuries to his head, neck and hand, including bite wounds, in addition to scratches on his back,” she said.

Rosnani said her son underwent a five-hour surgery the day after the incident to treat his injuries.

She said Azuar Firdaus also received a rabies vaccination and is expected to continue being monitored for about three weeks.

Meanwhile, Norazan said the department is aware of the incident, which is believed to be the first involving a student being seriously injured in a stray dog attack.

He added that the victim has shown positive progress and is expected to be discharged from hospital today. — Bernama

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八岁男孩阿祖尔·菲尔道斯·祖莱曼在巴卓克的瓜拉克马辛海滩遭到流浪狗袭击，身受重伤，目前已接种狂犬病疫苗。

阿祖尔接受了长达五个小时的手术后，目前恢复情况良好，预计将接受三周的观察。

吉兰丹州教育局副局长到医院探望了他，发现他病情有所好转，开始说话并讲述事件经过。

该部门承认这是第一起学生因流浪狗袭击而受重伤的事件。

哥打巴鲁，10月4日讯——周四，一名八岁男孩在巴卓县瓜拉克马辛海滩遭到一群流浪狗袭击，身受重伤。目前，该男孩已接种狂犬病疫苗，并将接受为期三周的观察。

男孩的母亲，46岁的罗丝娜妮·马特·萨利赫说，她的儿子阿祖尔·菲尔道斯·祖莱曼在因事件受到惊吓而沉默了两天后，今天表现出了积极的进步。

“事发后的两天里，他仍然惊魂未定，不愿说话。他大多时候都把自己封闭起来，有时会因为伤势疼痛而哭泣，尤其是头部和颈部的伤势。”

“值得庆幸的是，他今天的情况有所好转，已经开始说话了。现在他能回答问题，也能讲述事发经过，”她今天在拉惹再纳二世医院告诉记者。

此前，吉兰丹州教育局学生发展部门副主任诺拉赞·马特·诺尔曾探望过罗丝娜妮和她的儿子。

罗纳尼回忆起这起事件时说，阿祖尔·菲尔道斯早上 9 点 30 分左右和三位亲戚在海滩上玩耍时，五只流浪狗走了过来。

她说，这三名年龄在 2 岁到 11 岁之间的亲戚设法逃脱了，但 Azuar Firdaus 在试图逃跑时摔倒了，成为了狗的目标。

“他试图逃入海中，但狗群一直追赶他，直到有人出手相救。事发后他处于半昏迷状态，头部、颈部和手部均有受伤，包括咬伤，背部也有抓痕，”她说。

罗丝娜妮说，她的儿子在事故发生后的第二天接受了长达五个小时的手术来治疗伤势。

她说，阿祖尔·菲尔道斯也接种了狂犬病疫苗，预计将继续接受约三周的监测。

与此同时，诺拉赞表示，该部门已经知晓这起事件，据信这是第一起学生在流浪狗袭击中受重伤的事件。

他补充说，伤者病情已出现积极好转，预计今天即可出院。——马新社

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