Gov’t targets 1,500 canine towards rabies vaccination drive in Aweil – Sudans Post

JUBA-South Sudan’s Northern Bahr El Ghazal state stated it will roll out subsequent week a vaccination drive focusing on 1,500 canine towards rabies within the state.

The vaccination will stop the canine from buying rabies illness from wildlife or contaminated animals/canine and thereby avert doable transmission to people or different animals.

Samuel Ajing Uguak, Director General on the State Ministry of Anima Resources, advised Sudans Post on Thursday that the vaccination train would happen subsequent in Aweil city.

“Dogs that are rabid ones are common, and we saw it as significant to vaccinate the dogs. We have secured the vaccines that can cover 1,500 dogs, so it is imperative for our people to turn up next week with their pets,” Ajing stated.

He disclosed that solely canine delivered to vaccination facilities by their house owners will obtain vaccinations.

He stated the vaccination aimed to cut back the excessive variety of chew circumstances and curb transmission from animal to animal.

According to him, every vaccination would price the canine house owners 3,000 South Sudan kilos.

“The little money that we shall be asking an owner to pay is 3000 SSP. It is a low cost. As you can imagine, if your pet bites a person or a stranger, you can pay 70,000 SSP per vaccine. So this is sort of a free service,” he stated.

He said that the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) equipped the vaccines for use for immunization.

Rabies is current on each continent besides Antarctica.

Once rabies signs develop, it’s almost at all times deadly, though there’s a temporary window after a chew throughout which a vaccine can stop the an infection from turning into lethal.