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Sri Sunandarama MW, Kalubovila,
Sri Lanka.
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Dr. Chamith Nanayakkara: +94777226301
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Frequently Asked Questions
What to do after a dog bite?
Use soap to immediately clean the wound with clean running water for 10 minutes. You should find out if the dog is vaccinated and observe it to see if its behavior changes. If the dog is a stray and there is no way to track it or its vaccination history, you should immediately go to the hospital.
Is rabies only infected from dogs and cats?
Due to the high population of dogs and cats rabies virus can be seen mostly in domesticated animals. So most of the reported cases of rabies comes from dogs or cats. Any mammal can get rabies virus so its important to monitor and research about wildlife rabiescases as well.
How do I know if my dog has rabies?
Dogs show two forms of behavior if they are infected with rabies virus. Two forms are furious form and dumb form, furious form makes the dog aggressive, making it easy to detect the behaviour difference but the dumb form is hard to detect as the dog just starts being inactive.
Is it possible to eradicate rabies from Sri Lanka?
As an island nation Sri Lanka can completely eradicate rabies by ensuring that local animals are safe from rabies. If 80% of the animal population is successfully vaccinated, there will be herd immunity among local animals. After that the country should ensure that all animals that come from oversees are fully vaccinated.
How long does it take to eradicate rabies in Sri Lanka?
If carried out correctly it’s possible to eradicate rabies within two years, the most challenging aspect would be identifying and treating wild rabies cases due to the lack of knowledge. It’s necessary to focus on wild cases to fully eradicate rabies.