By Hou Akot Hou<\/p>\n
Health officials in Aweil West County of Northern Bahr El Ghazal state have appealed to the community to always rush victims of dog bits to get anti-rabies vaccine, immediately.<\/b><\/p>\n
Mr. Lual Khamis, a health worker said a dozen of patients incapacitated have been admitted to Nyamlel health facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to bring your patient immediately when a bite happens,\u201d the health worker advised.<\/p>\n
He said that five people have been discharged and three children are still admitted with serious dog bites.<\/p>\n
He called on the relatives of the patients with dog bites to help them get treatment immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you have a problem like your child or a family member is bitten by a dog, kindly step in to help, contribute for the vaccination,\u201d Mr. Lual urged.<\/p>\n
He said the vaccines are expensive, but a patient needs to get anti-rabies immediately.<\/p>\n
Anti-rabies vaccines cost more than 100 United States Dollars for a full dose and many deaths have been reported to have occurred in the area and across the state due to the dog bites.<\/p>\n
In the hospitals and other the health facilities, the anti-rabies vaccines are not provided for free. It is dependent on the people\u2019s financial capabilities to pay for the vaccines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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