Keeping Koh Phangan
rabies-free since 2001.

The vaccination programme

When PACS opened in 2001, the last confirmed rabies case on Koh Phangan had already occurred — but the threat was real, and the island had no systematic vaccination programme. In the years since, our team has administered more than 7,400 rabies vaccines and 3,800 combined dog vaccines to stray and community animals. The result is an island that has stayed rabies-free for more than 25 years.

Vaccination works through coverage. A single vaccinated dog protects it from infection; a consistently vaccinated population creates a barrier that prevents the disease from taking hold at all. Rabies in dogs and cats is invariably fatal, and transmissible to humans — keeping stray animals vaccinated protects the whole community, human and animal alike.

What we vaccinate against

Rabies

Monthly cost approx. THB 10,000 — around 100 doses per month

Combined dog vaccine

Monthly cost approx. THB 18,000 — covers distemper, parvovirus, and adenovirus

Distemper

Severe neurological and respiratory disease; often fatal in unvaccinated animals

Parvovirus

Highly contagious viral disease; spreads rapidly in unvaccinated populations

Adenovirus

Infectious canine hepatitis; included in the combined vaccine protocol

In addition to clinic-based vaccination, PACS conducts field visits to reach temple dogs, community animals, and animals in areas that cannot easily be brought to the clinic. Many of the animals in our records have received multiple vaccination courses over the years.