South African health agency: Rabies and other vaccinations are easily overlooked during the pandemic

The South African National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NICD) issued an announcement on social media on March 1, stating that the pandemic of the new crown pneumonia epidemic could easily lead to the neglect of vaccination work such as rabies.

Data show that since 2021, two people in South Africa have died of rabies infection within two months .

The announcement pointed out that the intensive rabies infection is related to the neglect of rabies and other vaccination work during the raging period of new coronary pneumonia in South Africa.

The announcement revealed that in South Africa, rabies is mainly concentrated in the eastern coastal provinces, among which KwaZulu Natal and Eastern Cape are high-risk areas for rabies.

The announcement stated that since there is currently no specific drug for rabies worldwide, timely vaccination of dogs and cats and other animals, and timely rabies vaccination after being bitten by cats, dogs and other animals are still the most important for the control and prevention of rabies.