46 out of 53 people bitten by dogs have received rabies vaccinations.

(Baonghean.vn) - 46 out of 53 people bitten by dogs in Thanh Mai commune, Thanh Chuong district have received rabies vaccinations.

As reported by Nghe An Newspaper: Since the beginning of the year, 53 people in Thanh Mai commune, Thanh Chuong district, have been bitten by dogs, with 40 of them in Nam Son hamlet. The vast majority of those bitten did not get rabies vaccinations but instead bought traditional medicine to take. Currently, one person has died: 4-year-old Le Viet Hoang.

A delegation from the Department of Health visited the family of a person who died from rabies and conducted an investigation into the disease outbreak. Photo: Thanh Hoa

Information from Thanh Mai Commune Health Station: The reason people are not getting rabies vaccinations is because they are afraid that the vaccination will affect their health, despite being informed and explained by health officials.

Following the death of Le Viet Hoang on March 22, 2017, the Thanh Chuong District Health Center and Thanh Mai Commune implemented various measures including public awareness campaigns, counseling, and mobilization. By the morning of March 24, 46 out of 53 people had received rabies vaccinations.

On the morning of March 24th, a delegation from the Nghe An Department of Health, led by Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hong, Deputy Director of the Department of Health, visited Thanh Mai commune to supervise rabies prevention and control efforts. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hong requested that the Thanh Chuong District Health Center, the Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee, and the Thanh Mai Commune Health Station proactively strengthen rabies prevention and control measures; compile complete statistics on cases of rabies-infected dog bites, including those who have been vaccinated and those who haven't, to advise people to get vaccinated as soon as possible; monitor the health status of each patient; and intensify public awareness campaigns through various means.

The working group requested Thanh Chuong district and Thanh Mai commune to properly carry out the vaccination program for the dog population; avoiding the current situation of selling off dogs indiscriminately. Photo: Thanh Chung.

Over the next two days, Thanh Mai commune needs to coordinate with the Health Department and the Veterinary Department of Thanh Chuong district to vaccinate all dogs in the commune. For households that do not comply, the local authorities are requested to take action. Simultaneously, the commune needs to implement a commitment signing process requiring dog owners to vaccinate their dogs against rabies.

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