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The Salud Seremi of Los Ríos confirmed the sixth discovery of a bat tested positive for rabies virus (19459004) in the region, the fourth discovery in Valdivia.
found in the center of the regional capital, which has been verified by the zoonoses professionals of the entity.
After that, they reported the activation of the respective protocols .
As detailed, a perifocal extending from Baquedano Streets to Pérez Rosales and Cochrane to General Lagos
was intended to determine the number of animals likely to be vaccinated against disease, which will remain in force. until Friday, November 30, from 9 am to 3 pm, in front of building D of the University of San Sebastián.
The head of the Zoonoses Section, Claudio González, called the community and neighbors of the area to to vaccinate their domestic animals .
As reported, in 2018, they received a total of 80 suspected rabies specimens, of which One is a dog, two cats, two creepy foxes, 22 minks and 53 bats.
Among them, only six have been confirmed at the regional level: four in Valdivia, one in La Union and another in Rio Bueno.
A They added that these figures reflected an increase from 2017, when 67 suspect samples were entered, four of which were confirmed by the rabies virus.
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