Cities receive rabies control actions after animals appear with bat bites | Tocantins

According to Adapec, control actions began on July 5 and are expected to end this week. Actions are being developed at Pedro Afonso, Santa Maria do Tocantins, Bom Jesus do Tocantins and Itacajá.

"Our technicians benefit from monitoring, catching and controlling bats, collecting material to identify the virus in symptomatic animals, and providing advice on disease risks in animals and humans "Anger control, Jose Emerson Cavalcante.

Vaccination against rabies is obligatory for herbivores in 20 cities: Palmas, Aparecida do Rio Negro, Novo Agreement, Tocantins Hill, Bandeirantes, Palmeirante, Brasilândia do Tocantins, National Port, Brejinho de Nazaré, Tocantins Bridge , Monte do Carmo, Natividade, Natividade Chapada, Silvanópolis, Pedro Afonso, Tupiratins, Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Miracema do Tocantins, Lajeado and Tocantínia.

"We urge all rural producers to vaccinate their herds against the disease and not just the 20 municipalities where vaccination is mandatory, because we provide animal health and do not threaten the health of the population," said José Emerson .