Surveys seek input on rural dogs, veterinary care

Health officials are seeking information on dogs and veterinary care in rural Alaska to create a base of data that could be used to pursue funding.
KYUK-AM reports there were 982 recorded dog bites in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta in the last 10 years.
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium considers this a public health concern.
Children younger than 10 years old represented more than half of the people bitten and many of the incidents involved stray dogs.
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