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Workers of an agricultural property located in the Nueva Vida sector of Pan de Azúcar, in the commune of of Coquimbo found a bat and handed it over to Health authority.
Samples were collected which were sent to the Institute of Public Health which confirmed that the animal was carrying rabies reason for which a protocol was activated and an environmental epidemiological survey has been opened.
There are no houses in a radius. Place of discovery, nor domestic animals, so that only health education be dispensed to workers of the company where the bat was found.
Rabies is a viral zoonosis of a lethality close to 100% whose transmission is through the saliva of the animal, by a bite or by contact with the animals. mucous membranes or wounds. The virus lodges in the nervous system and in the region. Five cases have already been detected this year.
"Bats are nocturnal animals, they are lucid, they reject light, and they are insectivorous, that is, they feed on insects." When a bats are mouse walks a day and a half asleep, this may indicate that the animal is suffering from rabies " commented . García .
Among the recommendations of the authorities, it is important to avoid unnecessary contact with bats and wild animals susceptible to rabies. Dogs and cats must remain vaccinated against rabies, as these animals can be infected by bats.
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