It is free and is applied in fixed vaccination centers in Apizaco, Apetatitlán, Tzompantepec, Zacatelco and itinerant in San Pablo del Monte
Tlaxcala, Tlax, on January 31, 2023 (Editorial). – In order to keep Tlaxcala without cases of rabies, the state Health Sector applies the rabies vaccine for dogs and cats free of charge in permanent modules located in the municipalities of Apizaco, San Pablo Apetatitlán, Tzompantepec, Zacatelco and on an itinerant basis in communities of San Pablo del Monte.
For this 2023, there are enough vaccines that prevent rabies because in the month of December 2022 the state government acquired 289 thousand 300 doses to apply them to the same number of dogs and cats throughout the entity, in addition this The number of vaccines can be increased according to the vaccination needs of the current year.
The Health Sector invites the population to bring their pets, dogs and cats, from the first month of age, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., to the Apizaco canine module, which is located on Boulevard 16 de Septiembre, next to the Emilio Sánchez Piedras municipal auditorium.
As well as in the Anti-rabies Veterinary Center located at Calle Manuel Doblado, number 3, in San Pablo Apetatitlán; in the Zacatelco Canine Module, which is located at Avenida del Deporte, number 15, Manantiales neighborhood, in the facilities of the Municipal System for the Integral Development of the Family (Smdif), and in the municipal presidency of Tzompantepec.
Also, tours will be carried out with brigades of health personnel in communities of the state’s municipalities. In the month of March, vaccination actions will be intensified due to the commemoration of the First National Day of Anti-Rabies Vaccination.
The importance of vaccinating dogs and cats is because rabies can be transmitted to humans through bites, scratches or direct contact with the saliva of infected dogs and cats, which is why the Health Sector offers the rabies vaccine for pets in the population. .
Urban rabies is defined when the virus is transmitted by dogs and cats, and jungle rabies in cases of transmission by bats, coyotes, foxes, skunks, raccoons, and other mammals. Cows, goats, sheep, pigs, horses, donkeys, among others, are susceptible to this disease and can transmit it through contact with humans.
Since 2005, Tlaxcala has not registered cases of rabies in dogs and cats, and since January 2023 pets have been vaccinated in permanent and itinerant inoculation centers.
