City falls short of dog vax goal; rabies cases rise

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THE Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries has fallen short of its goal to vaccinate 80 percent of dogs in each barangay. According to DVMF head Alice Utlang, this shortfall is the main factor contributing to the increase in rabies cases in Cebu City.As of June 2024, the city has recorded 17 rabies cases, marking a significant rise from the seven cases reported in the same period last year. The department logged a total of 17 cases in 2023.

All 80 barangays now have trained vaccinators. We conducted the training because we had very few vaccinators before,” she said in Cebuano. “We had to build the capacity of the barangays to assist with vaccination,” she added.Among the 80 barangays in the city, only barangays Talamban, San Antonio and Sta. Cruz have achieved the 80 percent target population for anti-rabies vaccination. Barangay Lahug leads with four recorded rabies cases among Cebu City’s barangays.

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