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After laboratory confirmation of a case of animal rabies in the city, the municipality of Hortolândia is anticipating the anti-rabies vaccination campaign in the municipality, scheduled for August and September. On Monday (16), teams from the UVZ (Zoonoses Surveillance Unit) of the Secretariat for Health will carry out blocking actions in the region of Residencial São Sebastião.
Health workers, identified with badges, will visit approximately 2,300 residences in the Campineiro Adventista, the Flamboyant Condominium, Jardim Novo Cambuí and Jardim das Figueiras 1 and 2, in the period from 8:30 to 11:00 am and 13: 00-16: 00
The estimate is d & # 39; 39, immunize 570 dogs and cats in this point area, where the positive case of the disease was recorded. Animals older than three months, not yet vaccinated, will receive the first dose, while in the case of others above this age group, technicians will check the vaccination card.
"There is no reason to panic, it is an" atypical case "because the municipality does not circulate the rabies virus.The town hall uses all the necessary resources to prevent the the spread of the disease ", explains the health secretary, Odete Carmem Gialdi.
Vaccination campaign
Outside this specific area served by the blockade, the Vaccination 2018 vaccination campaign will take place held for four consecutive weekends, in August and September, except for Father's Day, in flying units and public buildings.
Available dates are: 04 and 05/08, 18 and 19/08, 25 and 26 08, 01 and 02/09 Vaccination is free Tutors must bring the animal to the nearest vaccination point between 8 am and 5 pm It is very important that tutors vaccinate their dogs every year and their cats.
Any other questions can be clarified by the professionals of UTZ at 3897-3312 and 3897-5974 The specialized unit works from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 to 17:00, at Rua Athanásio Gigo, 60, Recreio Farms 2000.
Understand the case
The Health Department of Hortolândia received from Pasteur Institute, last Thursday (5), the confirmation that the suspected case, under investigation by UVZ, was a dog rabies. two-year-old married had never been vaccinated against rabies and lived with guardians in a residence in the São Sebastião region.
In May this year, he managed to escape one day from his home, leaving through the bars of the door.According to the reports of the owners and neighbors, in the street, he was seen with a bat in his mouth. On June 27, he began to introduce behavioral changes, such as apathy (sadness), staggering gait and weight loss.
At the time, he was followed by a private veterinarian. The case presented a rapid progression to paralysis of the four limbs, with the manifestation of other neurological symptoms. On the second day of this month, the owners decided to sacrifice it.
With the positive result in hand, the health department, through the health monitoring, conducted a series of investigations on the case and directed to
In addition, the city hall provided training to officers who will work on the vaccination of dogs and cats and organizes the measures
Among these actions are the home visit to communicate the case to the population, the survey on the number of dogs and cats. of cats in each property, as well as the rabies vaccination status of these animals and the orientation to the community on the role of the bat that lives in urban areas in the transmission of the disease.
The information is of communication aid and Hortolandia
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