Information On Rabies (prevention And Treatment)

Following the reported cases of rabies in Perlis, Kedah and Penang, here’s more information on rabies:

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs099/en/ (from WHO)

Key factsRabies is a vaccine-preventable viral disease which occurs in more than 150 countries and territories.Dogs are the source of the vast majority of human rabies deaths.Rabies elimination is feasible by vaccinating dogs.Infection causes tens of thousands of deaths every year, mostly in Asia and Africa.40% of people who are bitten by suspect rabid animals are children under 15 years of age.Immediate wound cleansing with soap and water after contact with a suspect rabid animal can be life-saving.Every year, more than 15 million people worldwide receive a post-bite vaccination to prevent the disease; this is estimated to prevent hundreds of thousands of rabies deaths annually.

Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) means the treatment of a bite victim that is started immediately after exposure to rabies in order to prevent rabies infection. This consists of:

local treatment of the wound, initiated as soon as possible after exposure;
a course of potent and effective rabies vaccine that meets WHO standards; and
the administration of rabies immunoglobulin, if indicated.
Effective treatment soon after exposure to rabies can prevent the onset of symptoms and death.

Local treatment of the wound
This involves first-aid of the wound that includes immediate and thorough flushing and washing of the wound for a minimum of 15 minutes with soap and water, detergent, povidone iodine or other substances that kill the rabies virus.

Please do the needful and share this information for the benefit of all animals and humans.

This is a petition to urge the authorities to reconsider their decision on the mass culling of stray dogs:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/2-rabies-cases-prompts-mass-dog-cull

Vaccination is a more compassionate method of control. Many, many innocent lives can be spared and saved.

Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2015/09/19/information-on-rabies-pre..

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