PANAMA, Panama, September 20, 2021.- The Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), in the province of Coclé is working on the control of two outbreaks of paralytic bovine rabies that were registered in Natá, Villarreal township and in Toabré, at north of Penonomé, as announced by the director of MIDA in this Region, Juan de Dios Domínguez.
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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