Enugu: Rabies outbreak hits LGA

Gov Mbah

The Enugu State Government has confirmed an outbreak of dog rabies in the Igbo Etiti Local Government Area of the state, warning residents of the high fatality rate associated with the viral disease.

The Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-Industrialisation, Patrick Ubru, who disclosed this in a public notice on Tuesday, urged the public to exercise extreme caution.

The commissioner described rabies as a highly fatal viral disease that affects both animals and humans, primarily transmitted through the bite or saliva of infected animals, especially dogs.

The government warned that once clinical signs of the virus appear in a human or animal, the disease is almost always fatal.