Bauchi Govt. to vaccinate dogs in Dambam LGA-official
Dr Haruna Zakari, Director, Veterinary Services, Bauchi State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources says the state government would vaccinate every dog in Damdam Local Government Area against rabies. Zakari told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Tuesday, that the measure became necessary to check the spread of rabies in the state. […]
Dr Haruna Zakari, Director, Veterinary Services, Bauchi State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources says the state government would vaccinate every dog in Damdam Local Government Area against rabies.
Zakari told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Tuesday, that the measure became necessary to check the spread of rabies in the state.
He also said that the plan followed an event on Sept.1, in which 10 persons were bitten by a dog suspected to have been infested with rabies.
“People don’t take incident like this lightly; the dog was killed and mutilated and we couldn’t take part of its body needed for laboratory analysis,’’ he said.
Zakari said the victims were taken to Dambam General Hospital and Azare Federal Medical Centre for medical attention.