ZAMBOANGA CITY – At least 7 people, including two children, feasted on the meat of a rabid dog in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines and officials were worried over their health and urged them to immediately to undergo medical examination.
The City Veterinarian Office expressed alarm over the consumption of the dog meat. It also warned residents to refrain from eating dog meat to avoid carrying the risk of transmitting rabies.
The dog was slaughtered for its meat in Cabatangan village after two of four animals it had bitten died on the spot.
Officials said personnel from the City Pound were dispatched to hunt down the two other animals bitten by the dog to prevent the spread of infection.
Citing reports from the website RabiesAlliance.org, local health officials said the preparation and ingestion of raw animal products from a rabid animal are both considered a high risk, and that there has been documented cases of rabies transmission to butchers cutting meat from a rabid animal.
Officials said the number of cat and dog bite cases in Zamboanga have reached 5,574 since last year. (With a report from Jasmine Mohammadsali)
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