HCM City reports first rabies death in seven years

A man gets a rabies vaccine at the HCM City Preventive Medicine Centre (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The first death caused by in HCM City since
2010 has occurred in Go Vap district, according to the municipal Department of
Health.

Speaking at a meeting on June 7, department officials said a 52 year-old woman
died after failing to get shots for more than one month after being bitten by a
neighbour’s dog.

The dog also died within a few days afterwards at the end of March.

The city’s Preventive Medicine Centre recommends that people who regularly come
in contact with should get .

It also coordinates with the Animal Health Division to vaccinate dogs against
rabies around the city.

Dr Le Hong Nga of the Preventive Medicine Centre said the rabies virus is
transmitted through bites by infected animals, mostly dogs and cats.

Rabies is a dangerous infectious disease with a very high mortality rate, but
it can be prevented and treated by using vaccines and anti-rabies serum.-VNA