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    Rabies Emergency in Veneto, Friuli Venezia-Giulia and Trentino Alto-Adige Regions (Min Health, edited)

    [Source RTF Document (in Italian): LINK. Edited. Warning: Google Machine Translation.]
    Press Release No 615 - 29 December 2009 - Ministry of Health - PRESS OFFICE

    Rabies Emergency in Triveneto

    Secretary Martini: "immediately taken emergency measures to protect public health and animal health in the territory. Any speculation on the matter is biased and unfounded "


    On news disseminated by the media on December 28, 2009 'Rabies in Triveneto emergency, the Ministry of Health informed that the emergency measures put in place arising from addresses set out at EU and agreed by health authorities in cooperation with the regional veterinary the National Reference Center at the Institute Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, measures that have found the consent of the European Commission.

    The Ministry of Health has therefore developed a dutiful actions to protect public health of citizens and animals in the territory: it was actually issued an order that the obligation has ordered the vaccination of dogs against rabies and other pet animals susceptible to the follow - people who go to the affected areas, and dogs owned and domestic animals grazed sensitive areas concerned. It was prepared in the course of implementing a plan for oral vaccination of foxes. Were enacted other measures that respect the physiological and ethological needs of the dogs, allowing their movement in urban areas, even if not vaccinated.

    Undersecretary Francesca Martini said, "we immediately took emergency basic health measures to protect public health. Any speculation on the work is biased and unfounded. Sorry to show that some public administrators, perhaps in search of a handful of votes, they speak in the absence of technical knowledge of veterinary medicine at times bordering on irresponsibility, since rabies is a serious disease that can also cause death and that is re - in our area after 18 years. It is therefore necessary to eradicate any risk to people and animals. "

    Www.ministerosalute.it are available on the Ministerial Ordinance text and background information about rabies in Italy.

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