86 people in Nakhon Si Thammarat get rabies shots
A total of 86 people in Nakhon Si Thammarat have received the rabies vaccine after having direct contact with nine dogs diagnosed with the virus, said the Nakhon Si Thammarat chief public health officer on Saturday.
Phaisarn Kua-aroon, the chief public health officer for the southern province, said nine dogs have been detected with rabies – three in Thungsong district, two in Cha-uad district and one each in Chalerm Phrakiart, Thung Yai, Chulabhorn and Chianyai districts.
The province has been declared a yellow zone following the finding, he added.
He said pet owners should immediately take their animals for a rabies vaccine.
