Summer alert up for rabies

April 24,2015 - 11:24 AM

Dog owners troop to the Kalunasan barangay hall in Cebu City to have their pets vaccinated during the barangay's anti-rabies campaign. The same should be done in towns and cities of Cebu province where rabies cases tend to rise during summer. (CDN PHOTO/ JUNJIE MENDOZA)

Dog owners troop to the Kalunasan barangay hall in Cebu City to have their pets vaccinated during the barangay’s anti-rabies campaign. The same should be done in towns and cities of Cebu province where rabies cases tend to rise during summer. (CDN PHOTO/ JUNJIE MENDOZA)

The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) approved last Monday a resolution  that seeks to eradicate rabies   in the province and to educate people on the risks of exposure to rabies, which is most common during summer.

Health officers  in  the different cities and municipalities  were told to brief the public,  especially pet owners, of the importance of rabies vaccination.

“We have animal bite treatment centers in 14 of 16 district hospitals in the province. In  some rural health units,  we provide  post-exposure rabies vaccination to patients,” said Dr. Cynthia Genosolango of the Provincial Health Office (PHO).

Genosolango said the provincial government has already requested the Department of Health (DOH) to increase the supply of vaccines to 500,000 to 600,000 doses every quarter.

The PHO  observed that the number   of documented animal bite cases  has been increasing every year.

In 2014, the DOH Central Visayas recorded 20,796 cases of animal bites in the region.

March has been declared “Rabies Awareness Month”.

This year’s theme is “Working Together for a Rabies-Free Philippines.” /CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY INTERN JHUN ARDY ROLLO

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