Reports of rabies-infected dogs, cat and crossbreed pig in Korat

By The Nation

 

 

Nakhon Ratchasima's livestock chief Wimut Thanuthamnok said on Sunday that rabies-hit dogs have been found in many areas of the province's Muang district.
 

“In one area, rabies infection was confirmed in the case of a pig and in another area, rabies was found to have infected a cat,” he added, advising animal owners to quickly clean the wound if their animals suffered dog bites. 

 

“Following the cleaning, take it to the vet and monitor it for at least 10 days,” he said. 

 

Livestock Development Department’s acting director general Soravit Thanito confirmed that a crossbreed animal, born from a boar and a pig, died of rabies on April 13 in Muang district.

 

“Its owner said a stray dog bit it in the neck before it succumbed,” Soravit said.

 

He said detailed test showed the five-month-old crossbreed was infected with rabies. 

 

The owner does not have any other pigs. 

 

“No one has seen that stray dog. But there’s no report that it bit other victims,” Soravit said. 

 

Following the death of the crossbreed pig, authorities vaccinated all dogs and cats within a kilometre radius.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30344717

 

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Whow ,,,Livestock Development Department’s acting director general Soravit Thanito confirmed that a crossbreed animal, born from a boar and a pig, died of rabies on April 13 in Muang district. 

 This must be something New,,, A Boar IS a Male Pig and a Pig is a Pig Male ( Boar ) or Female  (SOW ),,,  So Not a Crossbreed ,,,, 

But this being Thailand one must assume that they mean by Boar it would be most likely be a Wild Pig???

1 Km  quick work well done  containment is the best way.

The Boar for sure is meant to be the Wild Boar, and not the male Pig.

5 hours ago, cookieqw said:

1 Km  quick work well done  containment is the best way.

Yes containment is working well, just as its been doing over the last decades

With no intention to join the lexical terminology fan club, the main issue here is that these infected animals should be plainly terminated and fast.