In the first nine months of the current year, 1,635 people were victims of dog bites in the city of Maputo, most of which were registered in the districts of Kamavota and Kamubukwana and Kalhamanculo. stray dogs are responsible for most cases. However, despite the cases registered, there was a reduction in cases in the capital of the country, according to the Health Director of Maputo City, Sheila Lobo. “We had a 30 percent reduction in cases of dog bite, with the registration of 1,635 canine bites against 1,925 in the same period in 2020”. According to Lobo, this year as well as last year, there was no record of deaths from rabies, which as explained is due to the awareness of the communities, for preventive measures, the rapid search by the health services right after the bite and the availability of rabies vaccine, “in all health units”.Still in efforts to prevent cases of rabies, the dog and cat vaccination campaign was officially launched in the country’s capital.The director of Maputo City’s Economic Activities Services, Lúcia Luciano, said that at Maputo City level, the forecast is to vaccinate around 16,000 dogs and cats and other feline animals that can transmit rabies.” So far 110,000 people have been vaccinated and we have more than 15,000 vaccines available from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for the process and by the end of the year we will reach the goal”, said Luciano. , there are, in all municipal districts, technicians responsible for the vaccination of animals, throughout the year. year 2030.”Human rabies transmitted mainly by dogs is still a serious public health problem in Mozambique and it is estimated that it kills, on average, around 70 people every year. In our city in the last four years, about 19 people lost their lives, victims of rabies, and in 2020 we had no fatalities”. According to Vicente, the data mentioned are essential to raise awareness about diseases, prevent cases of rabies, vaccinate the animal population and educate people about the dangers of rabies and how to prevent it. This Tuesday was the World Day to Combat Rabies, a lethal disease that annually kills more than 59,000 people worldwide , mainly in Africa and Asia and this year it is marked under the motto “Anger: Yes to Facts, No to Fear”. Source:O País
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