Attention! Vaccination of foxes in Małopolska. What do you need to know?

Vaccination of foxes in Małopolska. Protection against rabies

Vaccinations are carried out in spring and autumn. Now the campaign in Małopolska will run until September 27. After completion, pets should not be taken into non-urban areas for two weeks.

According to the Małopolska veterinary service, the number of rabies cases has dropped to zero in the region thanks to vaccinations. In 2010, 118 cases were recorded, and a year later, 60. The last case was recorded in 2018.

In Małopolska, vaccination will cover the entire voivodeship. During the campaign, approximately 30 doses will be delivered to 1 square kilometer of green area. There will be a few more in the area where the foxes live. In urban areas, the vaccine will be delivered manually.

What to do in case of contact with the vaccine?

Vaccines are small. The bait is a mixture of fishmeal, beef fat, paraffin and tetracycline in a greyish-green colour. Foxes can smell it from hundreds of metres away. Inside is an aluminum-plastic capsule containing the vaccine virus.

The provincial veterinarian appealed to them not to lift them off the ground. If a human did so, they would become practically useless.. Foxes that smell human will no longer eat the cube.

Veterinary services have reported that the bait on the outside of the cube is not dangerous to humans. However, if you come into contact with the liquid content of the vaccine, contact your doctor immediately. You should immediately wash your hands and other parts of your body that have come into contact with the liquid with soap and running water.

Employees provide all information about vaccination Provincial veterinary inspection in Krakow by phone (12) 293 10 00.