4 rabies deaths alarm Or. Mindoro over dogs
Four recorded deaths recorded in Oriental Mindoro in just one month prompted the local government to remind residents to stay away from stray dogs. “I call on everyone to be cautious, avoid contact with stray animals and educate every member of the family on the dangers of petting and bringing them home as they may be infected with the rabies virus,” Department of Health (DOH) Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo said. Rabies is a viral infection that is mainly spread by infected animals, a DOH advisory said earlier. It is characterized by headache and fever, pain or numbness of bite site, delirium and paralysis, muscle spasms, and hydrophobia and aerophobia. The Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of DOH in MIMAROPA (Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan), said four rabies deaths were reported from November 16 to December 21 in municipalities of Bansud, Gloria, Pinamalayan, and Socorro. The first [...]