Thursday is World Rabies Day and in SA one of the focus areas is the Eastern Cape with a simple message to vaccinate or potentially face a diseased fate.
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A fully staffed veterinary service is a critical enabler to a thriving agriculture sector in the Western Cape, says Dr Ivan Meyer, provincial Minister of Agriculture.
Vets are warning residents to be vigilant and vaccinate, with positive rabies cases in both people and animals rising across the province. In the past month, six rabies cases were reported, and this weekend a dog that attacked three people and two dogs was shot after terrorising residents between Cozy Corner and Kayser’s Beach because it was believed to have been infected.
Amid a new flare-up of rabies in Nelson Mandela Bay, the SA Veterinary Association has emphasised the call for pet owners to get their animals vaccinated.