Brazil: Rabies vaccination campaign on Bolivia border

Last Saturday, the Ministry of Health held an opening ceremony with vaccination actions against canine rabies that will take place bilaterally in the city of Brasiléia, in Acre, on the border with the city of Cobija, in Bolivia. The location was chosen after a case of human rabies was registered in the Bolivian city. The event marks the beginning of vaccination activities in border municipalities, including Epitaciolândia, in Acre; Corumbá and Ladário, in Mato Grosso do Sul; Cáceres, in Mato Grosso; and Guajará-Mirim, in Rondônia. Specifically for this binational action, 70.000 doses of canine anti-rabies vaccine will be made available to Bolivia, if necessary, in addition to pre-exposure anti-rabies prophylaxis. In total, the forecast is to vaccinate about 100.000 dogs and cats in Brazilian municipalities and approximately 60.000 dogs and cats in Bolivian territory.