Rabies outbreak prompts veterinary response in Panchthar
Summary
A veterinary team has been deployed to Panchthar after a rabies outbreak killed more than 40 livestock and other domestic animals in Phalgunanda Rural Municipality. Authorities have begun vaccination campaigns and are urging precautionary anti-rabies shots for farmers and others exposed to infected animals.
Key Points
- A veterinary team visited Phalgunanda Rural Municipality in Panchthar after rabies killed more than 40 livestock and domestic animals.
- The team confirmed rabies in tested animals and recommended vaccinating all domestic animals in the affected areas.
- The Directorate of Livestock and Fisheries Development has supplied 2,000 anti-rabies vaccine doses, and vaccination has begun.
- Rabies risk has also risen in Phidim after one infected dog bit 55 other dogs, three people and several domestic animals.
