Rabies Alert: Kedah Offers Free Vaccinations
AnimalCare 
Sep 19, 2015 
AnimalCare, NGOs 
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Kedah leads the way with free vaccinations…..Thank you, Kedah!
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/09/19/ree-anti-rabies-vaccinations-in-kedah/
ALOR SETAR: Kedah is in the midst of providing free rabies vaccinations and has asked federal authorities for additional supplies of vaccines.
At the same time, the Veterinary Department has advised dog owners to keep their pets confined for at least two months to prevent them from being infected by stray dogs.
Kedah Veterinary Services Department director Dr Kamaliah Ghazali said the department would apply for additional supplies as the existing stock of vaccines could only cater to 20 per cent of about 20,000 dogs in the state.
The department was in the midst of giving free vaccination. At present, dog owners are charged RM5 at the state veterinary services department.
Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena, Padang Terap, Pendang, Sik and Baling districts have been gazetted as a rabies immune belt under the Animals Act.
Dr Kamaliah advised dog owners to take precautions to ensure their pets do not get into contact with stray dogs, either through bite or saliva which could cause the spread of the virus.
A two-month confinement period was important as it was believed the virus could easily spread within that period.
“So, we ask dog owners to confine their pets within an enclosed space because once the dog escapes, other infected dogs could bite the canines and later, the owners could be bitten by their own dogs,” she said here. There had been six cases of people having been bitten by dogs in Kota Setar and Kubang Pasu, and on Sept 15, a person tested positive for a dog bite in Tanjung Bendahara, Alor Setar.
So far this year, 800 vaccinations each had been carried out in Kota Setar and Kubang Pasu districts.
-BERNAMA
Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2015/09/19/rabies-alert-kedah-offers..
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