The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has commenced a mass rabies vaccination campaign targeting between 15,000 and 20,000 dogs and cats across the territory. Mandate Secretary of the Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, Suleiman Ango, says the two-week exercise is aimed at preventing further spread of the virus following reported cases in Gwagwalada and Kwali […]
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has commenced a mass rabies vaccination campaign targeting between 15,000 and 20,000 dogs and cats across the territory.
Mandate Secretary of the Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, Suleiman Ango, says the two-week exercise is aimed at preventing further spread of the virus following reported cases in Gwagwalada and Kwali Area Councils.
Ango, who monitored the exercise in Gwagwalada, said the campaign is designed to create widespread protection against rabies, with authorities closely supervising the process to ensure its effectiveness.
Director of Veterinary Services, FCTA, Dr Karnak Dandam, says the free vaccination exercise will cover all 62 wards of the Federal Capital Territory.
Dandam warned that rabies is fatal once clinical symptoms develop in humans but stressed that the disease can be prevented through proper vaccination of animals.
Some residents who benefited from the vaccination exercise in Gwagwalada commended the FCTA for its response and efforts to contain the disease.
The FCTA had on July 15 confirmed eight cases of rabies and two deaths in the territory, prompting authorities to urge residents to vaccinate their dogs and cats.
The administration subsequently announced plans to extend the mass vaccination campaign to villages and communities across the six area councils of the FCT.
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