Vaccination aims to serve more than 200,000 animals in Manaus



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Manaus – The city government launched the Antirabic Animal Rabies Vaccination Against Rabies campaign this afternoon at the Phelippe Daou Mall in the east of the capital. The move will move teams of door-to-door vaccinators into the urban area of ​​Manaus to vaccinate 234,329 animals, including dogs and cats.

Among the pets targeted by the action, 170,421 are dogs and 63,908 are cats. . A total of 175 vaccinators will be involved in the campaign, which will take place from Monday to Friday from 8am to 3pm and Saturday from 8am to 12pm.

Chief of Staff Arthur Bisneto stated that public health is not limited to investing in hospitals and that animals must be over 90 days old and in good health to receive the vaccine. the encouragement of animal health also benefits the population. "Our goal is to increase the number of animals vaccinated and, therefore, to ensure that Manaus resolves this problem because it is even embarrbading that a city in our country in 2018 has some rabies problems "

The launch of the 2018 campaign was conducted by the chief of staff, Arthur Bisneto (Photo Raquel Miranda)

The anti-rabies vaccine is valid for one year.

One unit of the two fixed vaccination units is housed at the headquarters of the Zoonotic Control Center (CCZ) located at the headquarters of the Zoonotic Control Center (CCZ). on Brazil Avenue, Compensa District, west of Manaus. Another vaccination station is located in the CCZ mobile unit, located in the Phelippe Daou shopping center, on Camapuã Avenue, in the Jorge Teixeira district, on the east side. The two fixed stations will be open from Monday to Friday from 7:30 to 16:30. and Saturday from 08:00 to 11:30. The campaign vaccinated Manaus 244 520 animals in 2017, that is 182 287 dogs and 62 233 cats.

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