Latin American municipalities launch rabies vaccination campaigns

Various municipalities across Latin America are conducting large-scale public health campaigns focused on rabies prevention and animal welfare.

In Argentina, Tierra del Fuego is holding a Provincial Rabies Prevention Week, offering free vaccinations for dogs and cats in Ushuaia, Río Grande, and Tolhuin. This initiative, supported by the Ministry of Health and private veterinarians, aims to strengthen sanitary strategies. In Tucumán, the government is also promoting animal welfare through mass castration programs.

In Mexico, Pachuca has completed over 25,000 free veterinary actions, including 7,700 sterilizations and 17,400 rabies vaccinations. Xalapa has administered over 3,200 vaccines across various neighborhoods to prevent disease transmission. Additionally, Ciudad Juárez has implemented mobile services for sterilization, microchipping, and vaccination.

Other regional efforts include Villa Montes, Bolivia, where over 8,000 animals were immunized, and vaccination drives in Boyacá, Colombia, and Imbabura, Ecuador.