Free rabies vaccination Clinics coming to Estcourt soon
June 7 at Sagittarius and Jennings roads, sports field in Gemini Road and the RDP area from 2.30pm to 5pm.
Free rabies vaccination clinics coming soon to Estcourt. Pet owners take note of the free rabies vaccination clinics being rolled out in the next two weeks in Estcourt.
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This free service is a legal requirement and therefore being brought to by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Diarise these dates
Colita: June 7 at Sagittarius and Jennings roads, sports field in Gemini Road and the RDP area from 2.30pm to 5pm.
Forderville: June 8 at the Forderville Hall, 6th Avenue and the Papkuilsfontein Hall from 2.30pm to 5pm.
Town: June 9 at the park behind Drakensview Primary School, corner of Pylon and De Vaal roads, Brewitt Park and on the corner of Elizabeth Avenue and Brewitt road from 8am to 12pm.
Rabies is a highly deadly viral disease of the central nervous system. Rabies is also highly preventable, if treated on the same day once exposed to the virus. Humans may get rabies from being bitten by an animal infected with the rabies virus.
What are the signs and symptoms of rabies?
Signs and symptoms in animals
• Animals infected with rabies may appear sick, crazed, or vicious.
• Animals infected with rabies may also appear overly friendly, or confused.
• They may even appear completely normal. An animal that appears strange or even friendly should raise suspicion that the animal may have rabies.
Signs and symptoms in humans
• The average time from infection to time of development of symptoms in humans is 30-60 days, but it may range from less than 10 days to several years.
• Most people first develop symptoms of pain, tingling, or itching from the bite site.
• Complaints of fevers, chills, fatigue, muscle aches, and irritability may accompany the above. These symptoms may appear similar to those of the ‘flu.
Early on, these complaints may seem like any virus, except for the shooting sensations from the bite site.
• Gradually, however, the affected individual becomes extremely ill, developing a variety of symptoms, including high fever, confusion, agitation, and eventually seizures and coma.
• Typically, people with rabies develop irregular contractions and spasms of the breathing muscles when exposed to water or air.
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