The Animal Health Department of the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine of Epirus announces that in the Regional Units Thesprotia, Ioannina and small section Preveza airdrops of vaccines are carried out baits for the vaccination of wild animals against rabies from 24-04-2024 to 28-04-2024.
The vaccine bait is a small olive-brown cube with a fishy smell and contains a liquid capsule.
In case of finding vaccine baits citizens are forbidden to touch or step on them and generally it is forbidden to come into any contact with them, while the relevant is enforced informing the local veterinary authorities.
The public should know that in case of contact with the liquid of the vaccine bait capsule, he must see the doctor immediately.
Hunting dogs etc. animals are not at risk from the rabies bait vaccine.
The program of aerial vaccination of wild animals to protect against rabies has been implemented since 2013 every Fall and Spring and has contributed to our country obtaining rabies-free status in 2021.
