KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews / 25 April)– Not a single record of dog bite has been registered in the city since January this, the City Veterinary Office said.
City Veterinarian Eugene Gornez attributed this to their intense campaign against rabies that started in 2017.
“We have to intensify our campaign because for two years already, we registered several cases of dog bites,” he said.
In 2016, Gornez’s office monitored at least 1,760 dog bite cases.
The number increased by 11.36 percent or 200 cases in 2017.
The official said they will continue with their anti-rabies vaccination activities in the barangays to protect the people and other animals.
He explained that rabies is a deadly virus transmitted through the saliva of infected animals, usually dogs.
