Rabies bite 3 people in Hanoi

Information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), this agency has just supervised the investigation and handling of rabies outbreaks in Hien Ninh and Minh Phu communes (Soc Son district, Hanoi).

According to the report of the Soc Son District Medical Center and exploiting information from people in Forestry Village, Minh Phu Commune and Ninh Mon Village, Hien Ninh Commune, currently recorded a rabies outbreak on dogs related to two localities.This.

Around 9:30 am on July 25, a dog breeding dog, weighing about 15kg, appeared in the Forestry village (Minh Phu commune).In 1.5 hours, the dog bite, contact 13 dogs and cats of 4 households and bite 1 person In this village.

From about 11am to 12pm on the same day, this dog moved to Viet Phu Thanh Chuong, Ninh Mon village, Hien Ninh commune and bite 2 people (1 visitors and 1 security).

Staff in Viet Phu Thanh Chuong beat the dog and the veterinary newspaper of Hien Ninh commune, then sent samples to the Central Veterinary Diagnostic Center.Test results show positive for rabies virus.

According to the Hanoi CDC, as of July 29, the authorities recorded three exposure to the wild dog.These cases have been treated wounds, vaccinated and rabies serum.

Facing this situation, the People's Committee of Soc Son district meets the Community Steering Committee for the prevention of the communes to notify the epidemic situation and notify people in the area to verify the origin of the dog, organize and assign tasks to the committees.Related industry in rabies prevention.Ask people in the area to raise dogs and cats to be locked, not to be released, arrange the patrol team, destroy the dogs and release.Destroying wild dogs, 13 dogs and cats in Forestry Village, Minh Phu Commune contacted the wild dog at the instructions of the veterinary agency.

Regarding the results of rabies vaccination for dogs and cats until July 29, 2024 in Hien Ninh commune, 3,720/4,020 dogs and cats that were injected (reaching 92.54%);Minh Phu commune 3,280/3,491 dogs and cats have been injected (reaching 93.96%).

In addition, communes in the district propagandize to guide people to take measures to prevent rabies and those at risk of exposure to rabies animals to vaccinate and distribute communication 2 times/ dayOn the communal loudspeaker cluster.

In order to proactively take measures to prevent and combat rabies transmitted from animals to humans, minimize the death of the disease, the delegation of the Hanoi Center for Disease Control requesting the Medical CenterSoc Son district organizes communication in many forms: direct communication, mobile communication speakers, radio ... in communes and towns to raise awareness and self -awareness of the people in proactivePrevention of rabies, to medical facilities for advice, preventive treatment when dogs/cats bite, scratch and lick.For Minh Phu and Hien Ninh commune health stations in collaboration with relevant units to closely monitor the situation of rabies outbreaks on animals in the area to detect cases of people who are suspected of being bitten by wild animals.

At the same time monitor and remind the exposed person to go to the immunization fully and scheduled.Soc Son district health center coordinated with veterinary agency to closely monitor the disease situation and measures to handle rabies outbreaks on animals in the district.