In 4 years, cases of bovine paralytic rabies in Mexico decreased by 30%

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Agriculture) reported that during the last four years the number of positive cases of bovine paralytic rabies in Mexican territory was reduced by more than 30%, thanks to prevention and control campaigns. Specifically, during 2022, 1.03 million vaccines were applied in areas classified as high risk, as well as 1,970 operations to capture hematophagous bats, one of the main vectors of contagion. Since 2018, Agriculture has arranged an investment of more than 270 million pesos for the design of strategies against this disease, doubling the resource allocated to said actions in the previous 16 years. According to the National Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality Service (Senasica), currently 55.8% of the country is considered a disease-free zone, while the remaining 44.1% is in the control phase. YOU MAY BE INTERESTED: In Mexico, more than 50% of the national territory is free of bovine paralytic rabies The Mexican bovine herd is made ...