The first attacks of mapaches to people, which have occurred so far this year in the southern zone, for which authorities warn of the risk of interaction with these animals.
These are two people, a 47-year-old man and a woman between 25 and 35 years of age, both received the human anti-rabies vaccine, the male required to be referred to the Regional Hospital No. IMSS Madero to follow up on your care.
Raúl Chao Gallegos, head of the Zoonosis area of Sanitary Jurisdiction No. 2, said the above, noting, without specifying, that one of the cases is believed to have occurred in the Miramar beach from Madero Citywhile the other person had the raccoon as a pet since birth, which, he asserted, is unfortunate.
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The interviewee stated that both suffered bites, for which they received, in addition to the rabies vaccine, a medical treatment for monitoring as the raccoon was a carrier of rabies, bacteria and larvae.
In this sense, the population is asked not to have direct contact with animals, which, being wild, can become aggressive, affecting the health of those who suffer from an attack.
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