Dr. Jolly, what is the current status of rabies in the Eastern Cape? And why is the prevention of this particular disease an important priority for your department?

Well, rabies is normally the disease, the viral disease, that affects the central nervous system of animals and is transmitted from the saliva of an infected animal.

It is a very important disease that is transmitted from animals to humans.

It is one of the diseases we classify as a rheumatic disease.

Eastern Cape is having a very bad spread of this currently.

DCO already had 12 million cases that have been reported.

And we have had 60 cases that have been confirmed for rabies throughout the province.

And then just lastly, Dr. Jolly, what is your message to the people of the Eastern Cape as we commemorate World Rabies Day?