In the Yaroslavl region introduced a quarantine for rabies

In the Yaroslavl region revealed another focus of rabies. An unhealthy animal was found on a private farmstead of the village of Kupan Pereslavl municipal district.

A pet infected with rabies lived on the farmstead on Khmelnikovskaya Street.

The focus of infection is recognized as the entire village of Kupan, the village of Kupanskoye and the entire territory of the Kupan rural district. A rabies quarantine has been introduced in this area.

Quarantine measures impose restrictions on holding mass events, fairs, animal exhibitions, competitions and other collective events. A ban is imposed on the export of dogs, cats, and other pets that may be susceptible to infection. There are exceptions only for pets vaccinated against rabies no earlier than 179 days before the announcement of quarantine. And those taken to the slaughterhouse.

The capture of wild animals in quarantine territory is prohibited. Cutting carcasses and skins are prohibited. On the courtyard, where they found a rabid pet, the access of strangers is prohibited.

Other pets from the farmstead are placed on quarantine observation. Clothing, shoes, household utensils of the owners on the farmstead are subject to disinfection. Owners should inform veterinarians of any signs of illness in other pets or people.

Rabies is a dangerous disease that affects both animals and people. It is a deadly disease for which there is no cure. Rabies can be prevented by timely vaccination of a pet.