Anti-rabies vaccination campaign will cover nine neighborhoods in Manaus between the 25th and 27th

Manaus (AM) – Manaus City Hall informs the schedule of visits for the animal anti-rabies vaccination campaign for this week, from Wednesday to Friday, 25th to 27th. The action teams, coordinated by the Municipal Health Department (Semsa) and carried out by the Health Center Zoonosis Control (CCZ) Doctor Carlos Durand, will travel through nine neighborhoods across the city to immunize dogs and cats against human rabies.

The campaign will not have visitors on Monday and Tuesday, 23rd and 24th, due to the Manaus anniversary holiday, nor on Saturday (28th), Public Servants’ Day.

The manager of CCZ Manaus, Rodrigo Araújo, reiterates that visits to neighborhoods and communities always take place between 8am and 12pm, and emphasizes that city hall workers work in pairs, with a vaccinator and a registrar, both identified with the city’s uniform. campaign.

“It is important that the owner or person responsible for dogs and cats is at home to receive the immunization team, as vaccinators can only carry out the procedure with the assistance of a guardian, to contain the animal”, highlights the manager.

Rodrigo also points out that the target of the campaign is animals aged 3 months and over, which must be in good health to receive the vaccine. Proof of pet vaccination is given to owners after the procedure.

Visitations

The visitation route in the South zone includes the Flores neighborhood, passing through residential areas Parque das Nações, Parque das Palmeiras, São Judas Tadeu and Yael; the 10 de Novembro Park, covering the Águas Claras complex; and Parque das Laranjeiras.

In the North zone, vaccinators will visit homes in the Boas Novas and Mundo Novo communities, in the Cidade Nova neighborhood; Carlos Braga, Monte Pascoal and Vila da Barra, on Monte das Oliveiras; and Buritis, in Nova Cidade.

The visits will also reach public places in the João Paulo and Jorge Teixeira neighborhoods, in the East Zone, and Compensa 1 and 2, in the West Zone.

Animal vaccination also takes place at two fixed points of the municipal campaign: CCZ Manaus, located on Avenida Brasil, s/nº, in the Compensa neighborhood; and the Family and Elderly Community Center, at Rua Barreirinha, nº 14, block 45, São José. In these locations, the service is offered from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 4pm.

Immunization

With the objective of immunizing 255 thousand dogs and cats, the 2023 animal anti-rabies vaccination campaign began its urban phase on 9/20, which continues until 12/6. The rural stage of the action took place from 12/6 to 30/8, in land and river communities in the rural area of ​​Manaus.

The human rabies vaccine is mandatory for dogs and cats, who must have their protection renewed every year. During the annual campaign, CCZ Manaus promotes the intensification of immunization throughout the capital. The vaccine is also offered year-round at the CCZ headquarters, on Avenida Brasil, s/nº, in the Compensa neighborhood, always from Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 4 pm.

In Manaus, there have been no records of cases of human rabies since 1985. In Amazonas, the last records occurred in 2017, in Barcelos, where there were three cases, with two deaths. In Brazil, in 2022, five cases were registered, four in Minas Gerais and one in the Federal District.

Schedule from 25 to 27/10

South Zone

• 25 and 26/10 – Flores (Parque das Nações) and Parque das Laranjeiras
• 10/27 – Flores (São Judas Tadeu, Yael complex, Parque das Palmeiras) and Parque 10 (Águas Claras)

North Zone

• 10/25 – Mount of Olives (Monte Pascoal)
• 10/26 – Cidade Nova (Boas Novas and Mundo Novo) and Monte das Oliveiras (Monte Pascoal and Vila da Barra)
• 10/27 – Cidade Nova (Boas Novas and Mundo Novo), Monte das Oliveiras (Carlos Braga and Vila da Barra) and Nova Cidade (Comunidade dos Buritis)

East zone

10/25 to 27 – João Paulo and Jorge Teixeira

Zone West

25 to 27/10 – Compensation – Stages 1 and 2

*With information from consultancy

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