Ilang probinsya sa Marinduqe, isinailalim sa state of calamity dahil sa rabies outbreak
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00:00 The Department of Agriculture is responsible for spreading rabies to various animals.
00:05 And since there are many people infected, they are already rushing to get vaccinated.
00:10 That's what Clayzel Fardilia reported.
00:12 Because of the increasing number of rabies cases,
00:17 the town of Buac and Buenavista is now under state of calamity
00:22 in the province of Marinduque.
00:24 According to the Marinduque Provincial Veterinary Office,
00:28 this is considered a rabies outbreak in the province.
00:32 It is said that rabies infected 86 dogs,
00:36 6 pigs, 3 cows, and 1 cat
00:40 were all infected after being bitten by rabies-infected dogs.
00:43 The number of rabies cases is exponential.
00:45 One dog can only bite 5, another 5 dogs can bite another 5 dogs.
00:51 It's increasing.
00:52 That's how fast the number of rabies cases increased.
00:55 100 dogs were infected. The rabies outbreak spilled over.
00:59 From dog-mediated disease to human, to food animal,
01:06 and there were also incidents of spotted livestock.
01:09 2,000 rabies-infected dogs were killed.
01:12 Because of this, a wide-ranging vaccine against rabies is being developed in the province.
01:18 In places where there are positive cases,
01:22 population control is needed.
01:24 The dogs that are not infected,
01:29 the ones that are not infected,
01:31 the ones that cannot be adopted because they are strong,
01:34 and the ones that are from rabies-positive areas,
01:38 that's what we need to do to trim down the population.
01:45 Some of the symptoms of rabies are headaches,
01:48 delirium,
01:50 paralysis that can lead to death.
01:54 According to the Agriculture Department,
01:56 rabies is a common disease in dogs and cats.
02:00 The DA is now in charge of spreading this to other types of animals
02:05 and the number of people infected by rabies.
02:08 It's important to vaccinate the dogs.
02:12 They are the primary source, the dogs and cats.
02:14 The most alarming thing for humans is that it's serious.
02:19 One is dead in one day.
02:22 The DA strictly prohibits the eating of animals infected by rabies.
02:27 A cow with rabies is the next target that humans can eat.
02:33 It's not a trace.
02:35 In the forest,
02:37 if they see that the cow is in danger,
02:42 they immediately take care of it to save the beef
02:47 instead of killing it.
02:49 But no one has reported that the cow was eaten by the animal
02:57 and it became infected.
02:58 In rabies, because it's a zoonotic disease,
03:01 there's a possibility that the animal will be transferred to the feeding area.
03:10 The DA is now pushing for vaccination against rabies.
03:14 The funding of 16 million pesos for the vaccine is now approved.
03:20 Donations are also spreading from other countries
03:23 to collect 200 million pesos worth of vaccine.
03:28 The target is to vaccinate 50% of the 20 million population of cats and dogs.
03:35 Kalay Zalpardilia for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.