Alépé, Sep 21, 2022 (AIP) – A case of rabies has been confirmed in Montézo, a locality located 8 km from Alépé, by the Departmental Directorate of Animal and Fisheries Resources, following analysis of the corpse of a stray dog by a laboratory. in Bingerville.
According to reports, the dog had bitten other dogs and a 10-year-old girl whose life is out of danger following treatment.
The Departmental Director of Animal and Fisheries Resources of Alépé, Acho Nicolas, urged all people in his district on Monday, September 19 to have their pets vaccinated once morest rabies.
Mr. Acho added that the Ministry of Animal and Fisheries Resources, through the Directorate of Veterinary Services (DSV), has made vaccination kits available to them.
Rabies is a deadly viral disease. The dog affected by rabies becomes aggressive, no longer obeys its master, no longer recognizes people who are familiar to it, it bites everything in its path, it no longer eats, fusses with abundant saliva and becomes paralyzed and then dies. . In humans, symptoms include fatigue, insomnia, lack of appetite and tingling at the bite site.
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