Tag Archives: RABIES

Rabies killed six people in the Bono Region in 2023, Dr. Donald Joachim Darko, the Bono Regional Director of the Veterinary Services Department (VSD) has said. Comparatively, he said the deaths marginally declined because the Department recorded eight deaths in 2022. Rabies is a deadly virus transmitted through the saliva …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has identified, the Ashanti Region as one of the epicenters of the rabies disease in Ghana. According to GHS the data available to them show that Ashanti Region recorded the most rabies cases followed by the Greater Accra Region. This was disclosed during sensitisation program …

Dr Richard Suu-ire, Chairman of Rabies In West Africa, Ghana (RIWA-GH) has revealed that 100 Ghanaians die annually of rabies with 80 per cent of the deaths being children. Globally, more than 75,000 lives are lost to rabies every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). He said 99 …

The Techiman Health Directorate within the Bono East Region has pressed the alarm bell following a recent outbreak of rabies which has since left one person dead. With the region now considered a hot spot for COVID-19, with six persons dead and readied to be buried by the Environmental Health Directorate …

Four people have since January died of rabies at hospitals in the Ashanti region. This was after they had been bitten by dogs infected with the disease. Officials from the veterinary services in the region are appealing for public support in the vaccination of domestic animals. Rabies, a fatal illness, …