The health alert for herbivore rabies, also known as bovine rabies, issued by the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Sustainable Production and Irrigation of Rio Grande do Sul, to the municipalities of Tiradentes do Sul and São Nicolau, once again raises concern for Ijuí and the region. According to the supervisor of the regional, based in Ijuí, of the state secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Sustainable Production and Irrigation, Emili Bernardi, neither of the two mentioned municipalities belongs to the Ijuí Agriculture region. Furthermore, among the 38 municipalities under supervision, there are no suspected or confirmed cases of bovine rabies. However, any producer can buy the vaccine against herbivore rabies and immunize the animals, or rather, the medication is freely accessible to farmers. Emili Bernardi also notes that vaccination is the only way to prevent the disease. Emili Bernardi clarifies that hematophagous bats, or vampire bats, which transmit herbivore ...