Suspected rabid dog bites 18 people in Kano

At slightest 18 radical person been bitten by a canine suspected to beryllium infected with rabies successful Garko Local Government Area of Kano State.

The Nigerian Forest Security Service (NFSS), Garko Division, has launched a hunt for the suspected rabid canine and 2 different dogs believed to person been infected.

The NFSS Kano Command said the incidental was reported to its Garko bureau aft the canine attacked 11 radical successful Garko town. It aboriginal moved to adjacent communities, wherever 7 much radical were bitten successful Raba, Kadage, Gurjiya and Dausai.

In a connection signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSF Usman Abdullahi Umar, the work said the 3 dogs could airs a hazard of spreading rabies among residents and different animals.

Officers led by the Divisional Forest Officer, Auwalu Muhammad, were deployed to the affected communities to find and neutralise the suspected infected dogs.

The NFSS said the cognition was intended to halt further attacks and trim the hazard of rabies spreading successful the area.

It urged residents of Garko and neighbouring communities to stay alert and study stray dogs oregon animals showing signs of rabies to the nearest NFSS bureau oregon information agency.

Speaking to DAILY POST successful a telephone call, the serviceman said: “The huffy canine has bitten different dogs here, we are not certai...