Rabies Control and Prevention

Rabies is a zoonosis of viral origin due to a neurotropic Rabdovirus that attacks some animals, especially the dog, and is transmitted by saliva in dog and cat bites. It is a compulsory slaughter and notifiable disease. All homeothermic animals are susceptible to it. Suspected wild animals must be killed to examine the brain for evidence of rabies. After the animal bites, rabies prevention is based on physical elimination of the virus by proper wound treatment and specific immunological procedures.