“It is a figure that in relation to last year is similar according to behavior, but there is a lot of problem in terms of the population that houses these animals with symptoms and without a vaccine, there are animals under one year of age that do not have a single dose ”, Castillo told UNITEL.
According to the Departmental Health Service report, the last two cases of rabies were registered in the municipality of Cercado and would be dogs that roamed the streets, however, it was reported that after their detection, control work was carried out. focus and surveillance of possible human contacts.
“The last week has been part of the metropolitan axis, the municipality of Cochabamba, as always, registers the largest number of cases, there is a greater canine population living on the streets, so it is a factor that we have identified where these cases have occurred,” reported.
The Headquarters representative stressed that those people who have had contact with a dog or cat that tested positive for rabies are treated with rabies vaccines in a series of doses and under strict control.
2023-08-27 01:29:01
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