Rabid dogs worry Commissioner

By ALEX NJOVU

LUFWANYAMA District Commissioner, Evans Pwele, is worried that suspected rabid dogs in the district have remained unvaccinated.

Mr Pwele said yesterday in Kitwe that the dogs were posing a danger to the resident in Lufwanyama who were even failing to go to their fields to weed.
Two people have so far died while five others were last week battling for their lives at Fungulwe Clinic after being bitten by suspected rabid dogs.
Mr Pwele said Ministry of Health officials and the veterinary department in the district were still organising themselves before they could treat the rabid dogs.
“The residents are willing to have their dogs vaccinated or even killed. I am appealing to health workers to quickly move in and control the situation,” he said.
Mr Pwele said although the health department in the district had assured him that the dogs would be treated, he was worried about the delay to conduct the exercise.
“People are failing to go to their fields to weed their crops because of the rabid dogs.
The development has caused fear among women and school going children,” he said.