The rabies epidemic situation takes place in Shaanxi Hanzhong to cause 8 deaths

The rabies epidemic situation takes place in Shaanxi Hanzhong to cause 8 deaths
Xi'an, June 2 of China News Service (reporter Lie Wei) Since March of this year, the rabies epidemic situation has broken out and prevailed in the part of Hanzhong located in south of Shaanxi Province, has already caused eight deaths at present, two suspected cases are carrying on the rescuing treatment. The locality catches and kills only 20,103 suspicious dogs such as wild dog and roam dog together by the end of May. The intersection of Hanzhong and city lie in hinterland, mountain area of Palestine, Qin, the intersection of pet and dog that people raise, watch domesticated dog quantity huge, there are all kinds of more than 370,000 dogs now, average every ten people has a dog. Relevant materials reveal, on history in Hanzhong is the old epidemic-stricken area of rabies, between 1992 and 1985, the epidemic situation has taken place in seven counties and 101 villages and towns of this market, and cause 35 people death. Expert think eight die case prove Hanzhong the intersection of city and domesticated dog lead rabies virus to be unusually active here, virulence is strengthened notably, the dog animal obviously increases to the danger of people and other livestocks.
According to the incomplete statistics, since March of this year, Hanzhong has been bitten or scratched the number of people to add up to 5,523 of Damien by the dog, the epidemic situation has already involved the districts of 11 counties of the whole city in 186 villages and towns, and break out and prevail in counties such as west township, Yang County, Chenggu, Chinese platform, Mian County,etc. district. The government of Hanzhong releases the notice on May 23, demands to strengthen rabies to prevent and cotrol, concentrate on preventing and controlling the special management work of rabies in the whole city in urban and rural areas within one month.
Implement the compulsory immunization in raising dogs at first, all raise dogs on the basis of injecting the vaccine, all fasten and raise and house. Up to May, raise dogs to inoculate more than 240,000 pieces of vaccine rabieses for the family, the immune density in the whole city exceeds 66%; Treat and cure dogs and injure personnel with all strength, must bite the wounded by the dog within 24 hours injection people use vaccine of rabies. Up to May, this city has already injected people and used 6,199 pieces of vaccine of rabies totally; The organization of Hanzhong kills dog's team, to the epidemic-stricken area (regard village as the unit) in centralized ten days All dog fasten, raise dog only, go on and catch and kill by wild dog, roam dog only. Meanwhile, only catch and kill the dog which enters public places such as the school, hospital, market, organ, urban area square, scenic spot,etc..
It is reported, in recent years, with raising the increase that dog and family raise pet's quantity and lacking the strict control of pets such as dog and cat,etc., in addition not enough to popularization of the preventive treatment knowledge of rabies, make the Chinese rabies morbidity already rebound for five years in succession.
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