Dr. Noa Shaham Hadari, director of the emergency department at Tzafon Medical Center, urged the public to seek immediate medical care after any bite, scratch, or close contact with a wild animal and to receive a rabies vaccine. She called on residents to avoid contact with stray or wild animals, keep them away from residential areas and places where children play, and ensure pets are vaccinated as required by law, according to a report by Guy Varon on N12.
This morning, Dr. Noa Shaham Hadari, director of the emergency department at Tzafon Medical Center (Poriya), issued a public health advisory regarding the risk of rabies exposure from wild and stray animals. Her statement, reported by Guy Varon on N12, emphasizes the importance of immediate post-exposure prophylaxis — including a rabies vaccine — for anyone bitten, scratched, or in close contact with a wild animal. The advisory also calls on the public to prevent contact between children and wild animals, and to ensure pets are vaccinated in accordance with Israeli law. The notice follows a period of increased encounters between humans and wildlife in northern Israel, though no specific recent outbreak or case was cited in the report.
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