PANAJI
Mission Rabies has urged the public to use its 24x7 hotline to report dogs suspected to be having rabies in a bid to make Goa rabies-free.
In a press note, Mission Rabies Scientific and Technical Manager (India) Dr Gowri Yale said Mission Rabies and the State Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services have been working together to eliminate rabies.
“Our teams vaccinate around 300 dogs and educate hundreds of children every day. Mission Rabies vaccinated 97,339 dogs covering entire Goa in 2017 and vaccinated 44,890 dog in 2018, covering half the State,” said Dr Yale.
“The Mission Rabies emergency phone number 7744029586 is a 24x7 hotline for public to report rabies suspected dogs in Goa. We have
helped people of Goa by removing 84 rabid dogs in 2017 and 23 dogs till today in 2018.”
Stating that the number of rabies cases are decreasing, Dr Yale said Mission Rabies is working towards making the State rabies-free.
“Deaths due to rabies have decreased from 17 in 2014 to 0 this year. This announcement is to encourage public to report dogs showing sudden change in behaviour, aggression, biting, confusion and sudden death. Together we can make Goa rabies-free,” said Dr Yale.
Mission Rabies is a charity organization (NGO) working since September 2015 in Goa under a memorandum of understanding with the Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services.
