Venezuela activates rabies vaccination plan after rise in suspicious bites in Zulia

Venezuela's Ministry of Health announced a vaccination plan on November 7 to control rabies spread in Zulia state, following an increase in suspicious bites and five months after the country's first recorded rabies death. The plan targets a localized outbreak, but the scale and effectiveness remain unclear. This marks a notable public-health response to a zoonotic disease in a region with strained healthcare infrastructure.

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