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The health sector of Los Ríos, Denise Herrmann, confirmed a new case of rabies in Valdivia, for the sixth time in a positive test in this region in 2018.
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Professionals of the Zoonoses section of the Health Seremi confirmed the sample and determined a perifocal between the streets Baquedano, Pérez Rosales, Cochrane and General Lagos will detail the number of animals that will need to be vaccinated this Friday, November 30th.
According to Noticias Los Ríos, neighbors of the area will have to bring their dogs and cats to the front of the building. Building D of the University of San Sebastián, between 9 and 15 hours
With this finding, the total number of positive bats rises to six; four discovered in Valdivia, one in Lago Ranco and one in La Union.
Claudio González, head of the Zoonoses section of the Salud Seremi in Los Rios, explains that when the temperature rises, bats are activated. This is why in the summer, domestic animals are more likely to become infected if they are not vaccinated .
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Health Authorities They specified that if citizens found bats in these conditions, they had to catch them with a container and isolate them completely in a double nylon bag.
So they had to take them to the offices of Seremi de Salud at Chacabuco No. 700 or the office. of La Union remaining in Prat Avenue # 997.
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