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A preventive measure attracted the attention of 11,352 head of cattle
The Mar – Ayacucho November 28, 2018 – 14:30,
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The Mar – Ayacucho
As part of the mandatory rabies vaccination campaign, the National Agrarian Health Service – Senasa del Minagri has vaccinated more than 11,000 head of livestock in the province of La Mar (Ayacucho), jurisdiction of the Valley of Rabat. Apurímac Jan and Mantaro.
Rabies is a very deadly disease caused by a virus that affects domestic and wild animals, including humans (zoonosis), by contact with infected saliva from a sick animal by bite or scratch.
Vaccination was carried out in the districts of Anco, Chilcas, Chungui, Luis Carranza, Oronccoy, San Miguel and Tambo, all from the province of Mar, where 11,352 livestock have been frequented, exceeding the planned 10,000.
In parallel, 25 population control activities were carried out on the hematophagous or common vampire bat (the main transmitter and reservoir of this disease for livestock) at strategic points in the Torobamba River Basin, which includes the endemic areas of the the sea.
In the first and second phase of vaccination, 454 producers and people involved in livestock activities were trained in the recognition of the disease and the importance of applying rabies vaccines as a regular preventive measure .
In addition, it is the beneficiaries who are the strategic partners for the control of the disease, as they identify the shelters and report the increase in vampire bites in their properties if they are attacked, was informed INFOREGIÓN.
SENASA recommended that, in case of death of animals suspected of rabies, the owners immediately inform the office of the nearest health authority and do not slaughter nor consume the dead body. an animal with symptoms of the disease.
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The actions are carried out in accordance with Administrative Resolution No. 0008-2018-MINAGRI-SENASA-DSA, which formalized the 2018 anti-rabies vaccination campaign in the endemic regions of the country.
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