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Panama: In cases of bovine rabies, MIDA recommends that producers keep their herds vaccinated

Published Sep 20, 2021

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Panama's Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) is taking measures to control two outbreaks of paralytic bovine rabies in the provinces of Coclé and Veraguas. The outbreaks were reported in Natá, Villarreal township and Toabré in Coclé, and in Calobre and Santiago in Veraguas. Following confirmation of the disease in affected herds, all animals within a 10-kilometer radius were vaccinated, and a sanitary fence was implemented to prevent the spread of cattle. Rabies is a fatal virus that affects the central nervous system of warm-blooded animals, typically transmitted by bats. MIDA conducts campaigns to capture bats and vaccinates personnel involved in these efforts. Vaccination is key in controlling rabies, and MIDA urges producers to ensure their animals are vaccinated and to report any symptoms immediately.
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PANAMA, Panama, September 20, 2021.- The Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), in the province of Coclé, is working to control two outbreaks of paralytic bovine rabies that were registered in Natá, Villarreal township and in Toabré, north of Penonomé, as announced by the MIDA director in This Region, Juan de Dios Domínguez. According to Domínguez, once they were reported by the ranchers, the Animal Health staff visited the farms where the samples were taken to be sent to the Laboratory, giving a positive result for rabies. He stressed that immediately all herds were vaccinated within a 10-kilometer perimeter where positive cases were reported. In addition, a sanitary fence was established to prevent the movement of cattle for 21 days. Rabies is a fatal disease caused by a virus that affects the central nervous system of all warm-blooded animals, mainly cattle, horses, pigs, sheep / goats, including humans who come into contact with sick animals. The virus is present in the ...
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