Counselor Lafaiete Starts Animal Rabies Vaccination Campaign

From April 29th, the Municipal Health Department will begin the animal anti-rabies vaccination campaign in Conselheiro Lafaiete. The aim is to protect animals against rabies. The campaign will be carried out in two phases by the Zoonosis Control Center (CCZ) team:

1. Rural Zone: the first stage will take place exclusively in rural areas, starting on 04/29/2024. Rural residents must follow the schedule below to ensure their animals are immunized.

2. Urban Area of ​​Conselheiro Lafaiete: the second phase of the campaign will take place on 06/29/2024, covering the entire urban area of ​​the city, at vaccination points that will be announced in advance.

First Stage Calendar (Rural Area):

Animal Rabies Vaccination Campaign in Conselheiro Lafaiete

At URBAN AREAthe animal anti-rabies vaccination campaign is scheduled for the day 06/29/2023. Dose application sites include Health Posts, municipal schools and the Zoonosis Control Center (CCZ)located in Rua Pedro Camargos, 240on the neighborhood San Sebastian. Furthermore, for residents who have availability, it will be possible to take their animals to the Castration Centerlocated at Rua Jurupis, 65on the neighborhood Carijós. During the days when the campaign in rural areas is taking place, there will be doses available for application in both locations, from Monday to Fridayof 10:00 to 16:00.

A anger is a disease of extremely important for public healthdue to its lethality of approximately 100%. It can be eliminated in the urban cycle, being transmitted mainly by dogs and cats. Efficient prevention measures include vaccination, which has been held for several years. It is worth highlighting that We have no record of cases of the disease in humans in Conselheiro Lafaiete. Rabies is transmitted to humans through saliva from infected animalsmainly through bitesbut it can also occur due to scratches It is licks of these animals.

It is important to highlight that, more than 10 years ago, there was no case of human rabies in Minas Gerais. Recently, cases have been confirmed in some cities, in addition to domestic animals diagnosed in Belo Horizonte. In our municipality, we also had cases in animals, including cattle and horses. Therefore, it is essential that residents carry out vaccination and reinforcement of both companion animals (dogs and cats)through municipal vaccination campaignhow much of the production animals, whose responsibility lies with the producers. We advise you to keep these animals’ vaccinations up to date.

Everyone’s awareness and participation are essential to ensure the health and safety of our community.

Rabies vaccination for dogs and cats is free. According to legislation, owners of these animals have the right to obligation to keep vaccinations up to date. The vaccine must be administered annually to preserve the health of animals. All dogs and cats with 3 months or older must be vaccinated.

The vaccine will be administered by the Zoonosis Control Center (CCZ)as well as the endemic agents It is health agentsall properly guided and trained. Under no circumstancesthe vaccine will be left with the animal owner for later application.