The Desk Officer in charge of Rabies at the Bauchi State Ministry of Agriculture, Abdulkadir Umar, has expressed concern over recent cases of rabies detected in cats in the state.
Umar expressed his concern in an interview with Newsmen in Bauchi.
He said the concern was imperative considering that rabies was known to be attributed to dogs, and that the viral disease could affect all animals including human beings if they were exposed to it.
According to him, cases of rabies among cats are a threat to public health as keeping cats has become a biological remedy to rats in households.
He also said that the vaccine for treating cats infected with rabies differs from that of dogs having rabies.
Umar advised the public against eating cat saying its consumption could expose them to the virus.
