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Mass vaccination of dogs in Santiago

Officials from Veragua's Departamento de Alimentos y Zoonosis del Ministerio de Salud have conducted a mass vaccination of dogs in the El Forestal sector of Santiago, authorities said.

The dogs were vaccinated against rabies and the rickettsia rickettsi bacteria, which was responsible for the deaths of three people in Panama City.

Health official Roberto Fábrega said 300 dogs from El Forestal and San Martín in Santiago were vaccinated yesterday. He said this operation will be extended to the whole province in order to vaccinate as many animals as possible.