The Beshenkovichi District Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology informs on how to prevent rabies. To do this, you should know and follow certain rules of conduct.
Rabies Information for 2018 (January - June)
A total of 23 people sought anti-rabies assistance (7 people in the city, 16 people in rural areas).
During the reporting period of 2018, the number of laboratory-confirmed rabies cases among animals was 16 cases (domestic cat - 4, domestic dog - 3, fox - 6, domestic goat - 1), compared to 5 cases of laboratory-confirmed rabies among animals (foxes) in January 2017.
Of those who sought anti-rabies assistance, the following were affected:
Domestic dogs 12 people.
Domestic cats 7 people.
Domestic goat 3 people.
13 people are receiving a full course of anti-rabies vaccination.
A total of 23 therapeutic and prophylactic vaccinations were prescribed.
1 person was hospitalized.
Rabies (hydrophobia) is an acute infectious disease of the nervous system caused by a specific virus. The disease is fatal for both animals and humans.
Both wild carnivores, domestic animals, and farm animals can contract rabies. Medical professionals have sufficiently effective medications (vaccine and immunoglobulin) available; however, they guarantee protection against rabies only if the affected individuals seek medical attention (from a surgeon or traumatologist) in a timely manner.
Rabies can be prevented by knowing and following these rules of conduct:
Of those who sought rabies treatment, the following were injured by:Domestic dogs 12 persons.
Domestic cats 7 persons.
Domestic goat 3 persons.
13 persons are receiving a full course of anti-rabies vaccination.
A total of 23 therapeutic and prophylactic vaccinations were prescribed.
1 person was hospitalized.
Rabies (hydrophobia) is an acute infectious disease of the nervous system caused by a specific virus. The disease is fatal for both animals and humans.
Both wild carnivores, as well as domestic and farm animals, suffer from rabies. Medical professionals have sufficiently effective medications (vaccine and immunoglobulin) at their disposal; however, they guarantee protection against rabies only if the injured person seeks medical attention (from a surgeon or traumatologist) in a timely manner.
Rabies can be prevented by knowing and following the following rules of conduct:
It is necessary to observe the established rules for keeping domestic animals (dogs, cats) and to present them annually without fail to the veterinary station at the place of residence for preventive vaccinations against rabies.
In cases where contact could not be avoided, specifically after a bite, scratch, or salivation onto damaged skin or mucous membranes by any animal, even one that appears healthy, it is necessary to perform primary wound treatment – thoroughly wash the wound with a strong soap solution, and treat the wound edges with 70% alcohol or a 5% iodine tincture /this kills up to 80% of the virus/, and then seek medical attention at a healthcare facility. Only a doctor (surgeon, traumatologist) can assess the risk of possible rabies virus infection and prescribe the appropriate treatment.
vaccination course is necessary.
Rabies is a fatal disease, and a course of anti-rabies vaccinations is a reliable means of preventing it.
Under no circumstances should you refuse the prescribed treatment or interrupt it on your own; this can lead to tragic consequences.
Currently, a full vaccination course consists of 6 vaccine injections, and taking into account the results of observing a domestic animal (dog or cat), it can be shortened by a doctor's decision. Do not kill a domestic animal that has bitten or scratched a person; it must be kept under 10-day observation.
Contacts with wild animals that have strayed into populated areas or farmsteads should be avoided. Such cases must be reported to the veterinary service immediately.
If animal carcasses are found, do not touch them or skin them; you must report them to the veterinary service.
Assistant parasitologist
N.S. Baidakova, State Institution "Beshenkovichi Regional Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology"