Oswego County teams up with USDA to combat rabies with aerial vaccine drops

Osuigo Province, New York – The Ministry of Well being in Osuigo Province is collaborating with the US Division of Agriculture to cease the unfold of rabies by way of air vaccine packages within the areas surrounding the East Ontario Lake.

It’s scheduled to be distributed each day between 8 within the morning and sundown from Friday from August 1 to Tuesday, August 5. Every bundle will likely be sweetened to draw rabies, comparable to raccoon, foxes and passengers.

“You’ll be able to develop any mammals of rabies, and the virus can at all times be deadly if left with out therapy,” stated Katin Barkhour’s County Director of Osuigo County. “Rabies is a critical concern in public well being, and you will need to keep in mind that it’s nonetheless energetic all year long.

The Ministry of Well being additionally urges to keep away from bait packages and ask pet house owners to carefully monitor.

If there’s a must eliminate the bait bundle, individuals should use gloves or paper towel and disinfect the realm with bleaching.