by Mhars B. Lihgawon
 
LAGAWE, IfugaoWednesday March 23- The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) is set to conduct anew a mass vaccination targeting thousands of dogs province wide.



Dra. Gloria Evangelo of PVO disclosed that their office has targeted 10,000 heads of dogs to be vaccinated with anti-rabies this year.



“This is in support with the goal of making Ifugao a rabies-free province by year 2020 and to abate the occurrence of rabies cases in the different municipalities,” she said.



Evangelo explained that for the past five years, the province has recorded only one case of human mortality due to rabies in the municipality of Alfonso Lista.



She also disclosed that the P20 injection fee was lowered to P10 per head to help indigent dog owners.

Evangelo also bared that the veterinary office has conducted a dog vaccination recently to the municipalities of Hingyon, Kiangan, Lagawe and Lamut



“There were 771 owners served with an equivalent of 1,335 dogs vaccinated in the four municipalities and this would be a regular activity of the office to carve-out the occurrence of rabies infected dogs,” she added.

The veterinarian further reiterated that aside of the mass vaccination, the PVO is also stepping-up its anti-rabies drive province.



“Currently, we are conducting a massive information advocacy to the different schools in the province including a regular radio program in the municipalities of Alfonso Lista and Lagawe to inform to the public the effect of rabies and its prevention,” Evangelo stated. *(PIA- CAR/Ifugao)