NMB warns of rabies outbreak as boy dies from dog bite: The Nelson Mandela Bay metro has been hit by an outbreak of rabies, which has claimed its first victim so far, a nine-year-old boy from Motherwell township, in Gqeberha. An outbreak of rabies has ... Source: "Gqeberha" - BingNews. Eastern Cape Aquatics on drive to nurture future athletes: Eastern Cape Aquatics (ECA), the provincial body that administrates and regulates the five disciplines of artistic swimming, diving, swimming, open … [Read more...] about NMB warns of rabies outbreak as boy dies from dog bite – Gqeberha in the News
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No need for Rabies panic if you are not from Perseverance and Despatch
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's Dog Control Unit is currently inundated with phone calls from residents who want their beloved pets vaccinated after a positive case of Rabies was identified in the Perseverance and Despatch areas. We would like to request residents who do not live in Despatch and Perseverance not to panic as their animals are not threatened at this stage. However, if you are from any other area and would like to get your animal's vaccinations up to date, you are … [Read more...] about No need for Rabies panic if you are not from Perseverance and Despatch
Hundreds of Animals Vaccinated After Positive Rabies Tests in Despatch and Perseverance
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's Dog Control Unit carried out more than 400 vaccinations of animals in the Perseverance and Despatch areas after a Meerkat tested positive for rabies. Residents from these areas are requested to vaccinate their animals as soon as possible. Rabies was suspected after a meerkat acted out of character and bit a dog during a fight almost two weeks ago. After the meerkat was killed, the animal was tested at the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute of the … [Read more...] about Hundreds of Animals Vaccinated After Positive Rabies Tests in Despatch and Perseverance
Three Rabies Death are Three too Many
Vaccines need to be made available as a matter of life and death in areas affected by rabies in the Eastern Cape. Our communities cannot live in fear of rabid dogs. The Departments of Agriculture and Health must act as a matter of urgency. The Democratic Alliance is deeply disturbed by the lack of readily available rabies vaccine for humans following the deaths of at least three people in the Willowvale-area in the Eastern Cape since September last year. An unconfirmed report has set the … [Read more...] about Three Rabies Death are Three too Many
