Control of rabies and other zoonoses 1981 (By-law No. 2)

By-law No. 2 : Control of Rabies and other Zoonoses, Preamble : The purpose of this By-law is to protect the human popu lation against such diseases transmissible from animals to man, which are of major importance for public health and which cannot be controlled sufficiently by the measures provided for under By-law No. 4, 5 and 6, in parqcular :~ Rabies and Echinococcosis transmitted to man from dogs, Cysti~ cercosis and tapeworm infestation transmitted through the meat of pigs and cattle to man and from man again to pigs and cattle, and Salmonellosis, frequently transmitted to man through cross~::ontamination during food preparat10n, originating from infected raw meat. I. Dogs in urban areas and villages shall be registered and licensed by the DAHU/UYO, the registered and licensed dog shall be conveniently identified by a necklace or other conspicuous sign. 2. The owner of the registered dog shall be responsible : a) to provide care, feed and shelter to the dog. b) to have the dog vaccinated against Rabies periodically, as ins tructed by the DAHO/DYO. c) to confine the dog, and to r1;pJrt to the nearest Veterinary ins. titute, if the dog's behaviour and health status give reason to suspect Rabies. d) to prevent, as far as possible, that the dog gets access to mate• rial infested with Echinococcus or Coenurus cerebralis cysts, and to provide warm treatments, effective against tape~worms, perio• dically and in accordance with instructions given by the DAHO/DYO. 3. The DAHO/DVO or his representative shall give the relevant ins• tructions to the owner at the moment of registration, and shall apply the Rabies vaccination and vermicide treatment referred to in the pro ceeding paragraph. Tbe periodicity of rabies vaccination shall be I year if killed vaccine is used, 3 years if Fleury strain vaccine is used. 7 4. All non-registered and non-licensed dogs shall be considered as stray dogs and shall be des•royed by the responsible municipal authority, f"ith~r hy shooting, or hy capturing, t"nnfining nnd s11hsP.q11ent e-utn~hodn 5. A person wishing to adopt a stray dog may do so, under the following conditions: a) The dog is in apparent good health and ~how:s normal Uehaviour. b) There has been no case of rabies in the city or village during the proceeding 3 months. c) The dog iEI prc3cntcd to the: DAIIO/DVO without delay, for regis tration, licensing, vaccination and worm treatment, and the owner assumes the responsibilities as stated under paragraph 2. 6. If a case of rubies or suspected rabies occur:s in a city or village any person having knowledge of such fact shall be obliged to inform the municipal authority and the DAHO/DVO shall cooperate to have the following measures implemented : a) Any person which has been bitten by a rabid dog, cat or wild animal shall be reported to the public health authority to receive prophylactic treatment. b) Any dog or cat which has been bitten by a rabid animal shall be destroyed immediately. <') Any farm nnim}l.l which ha~ heen bitten by a rabid animal shall be slaughtered before disease symptoms develop, preferably within 48 hours after exposure. The meat may be utilized for human consumption, except for the immediate surrounding of the bite wound, which shall be condemned at meat inspection. If disease symptoms have developej the animal shall be condemned at ante-mortem inspection, destroyed without bleeding and disposed of in a way to prevent its utilization for huruan or animal feeding. dJ During a period of 3 months following the outbreak, all dogs shall be confined to the houses or gardens of their owners, or kept on lash. All dogs moving free in the affected village shall be destroyed by the municipal authority. If no further cases of rabies occur during the 3 months period, the municipal authority shall announce ro the public 1ha1 rhe above memloned restrictive mea~ surcs are no longer required indicating the effective date. 7. The DAHO/DVO, the public health authorities and the municipal authoritjes shall cooperate in the plannJng and implementation of 8 education programmes for zoonoses control, with particular emphasis 0:1 cysticercosis, Echinococcosis, liver fluke and salmonellosis. In extension courses for village.rt, practical iMtructions shall be given about the safe disposal of Echinococcus and Coenurus cerebralis cysts at home slaughter, and tape-worms treatment of humans as well as safe diposal of human faeces in order to prevent cysticercosis in livestock. particu larly pigs. Housewives shall be given practical advice on how to prevent salmonella cross-contamination in the kitchen. 8. Penaltla■ : The penalty for violation of the ahove By.Jaw shall be a fine of Nu. 50/-. In case of repeated violation the fine will be doubled. 9. F- : A fee of Nu. 1/- shall be charged for the registration of a utility dog and Nu. 10/- for a pet dog. No addi tional fee will be charged for Rabies vaccination and tapeworm treatment.