Overview

• Local veterinarians renewed warnings after a rabid bat was detected in a La Plata residence in recent days.
• Provincial data show the frequency of animal rabies rose from one case every 4.5 days in 2022 to one every two days in 2023.
• National surveillance recorded 927 confirmed animal cases from 2019 to 2024, mostly in insectivorous bats with spillover to dogs and cats.
• Authorities advise vaccinating dogs and cats annually from three months of age, avoiding direct contact with bats, washing wounds immediately, and seeking prompt post‑exposure prophylaxis.
• On World Rabies Day, WHO and PAHO reiterated the 2030 zero‑death goal as agreements such as Biogénesis Bagó with the Instituto Tecnológico de Paraná seek to strengthen vaccine supply for campaigns.