Monday, July 11, 2016

Rabies Warning: Soon in Sweden – Aftonbladet

Sweden could soon have its first rabies cases, warns of Agriculture.

It depends on the number of smuggled dogs increases.

– It is enough to a dog biting or licking a human infectivity, says Tjitte de Vries on Agriculture.

Rabies is a viral disease of animals that can afflict people.

infects humans, the disease is fatal and there is no cure. Deaths have occurred in Sweden.

– Rabies kills. We want to absolutely not have in, say Tjitte de Vries, who is head of the Department for Protection and Health at the Agriculture Department.

But there are vaccines.

The problem of smuggled dogs has increased, unreported cases is high. According to de Vries prisoners Customs Service between 10 and 20 percent.

– On the 190 animals that we captured this year there are 2000 dogs running loose and we do not have an eye on. There is a big concern.



Earning serious money

Statistically, there comes a rabid dog to Sweden was the 133rd year. It may sound a little bit. The problem, according to de Vries, is that we do not know when it will come.

– It can come in the morning and then we have a huge problem, he said.

If a rabid dog found start an expensive and complicated investigation. Anyone who has been in contact with the dog must be traced and vaccinated preventively.

Behind the illegal dogs are ignorant Swedes on holiday abroad. But mostly it is about organized smuggling. The animals come mainly from Romania and Eastern Europe.

– Questionable people can earn lots of money. Popular breeds costing 15,000 to 20,000 crowns. So this is about serious money, says de Vries.



Organised gangs

The dogs are sold both on the block and parking lots behind the grocery store, he states.

According to the Customs Service leagues are large and well organized. The animals were introduced via the Öresund bridge or ferry to Helsingborg or to Blekinge via ferries from Poland. On border protection unit in Malmo, we are fully aware of the problem.

– We discover a part. Not long ago there were eight dogs in Helsingborg, says unit manager Håkan Hansson.



killed 74 dogs in the years

Customs has regularly issues about five to ten dogs at a time. The approaches are different.

Sometimes the dogs sitting openly in the car, sometimes hidden in the luggage compartment. But there are also cases in which animals are drugged to make them be quiet, according to Hansson.

On the Customs Service and the Agriculture Department are hard against all forms of illegal imports.

The dogs detected the customs are killed most often. Or rejected.

This year, 74 dogs killed. Putting dogs in quarantine is less common and very expensive – between 50 000 and 60 000 in total per animal. Above all smuggled trendy dog ​​breeds that there is a long waiting period in Sweden.

Right now this primarily breeds French bulldogs, pugs and Chihuaua.



Increased preparedness

Now, Agriculture together with medical officers and the Public Health Institute to develop measures to prevent lethal rabies from coming to Sweden.

– We must look at our preparedness but also ensure that ordinary Svensson do not buy dogs on the loose grounds. We must ensure that people are getting wise and considering where the dogs come from, says de Vries.

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