By:Hertha Ekandjo
ALTHOUGH rabies is most often noted in domestic animals and livestock, this does not mean wildlife are safe from this deadly disease.
The Namibian kudus which form part of the unique tourist attraction also has a unique cycle of rabies.
The Ministry Environment, Forestry and Tourism said rabies in wildlife could affect the country’s tourism after several cases of rabies were reported.
Rabies is a contagious and deadly viral disease of dogs and other mammals, transmissible, through the saliva to humans and causing madness and convulsion.
This deadly disease has killed over a 100 hippopotamus in the Bwabwata National in 2017.
“For as much as we lose wild animals to rabies, one should know that the country’s tourism sector is very dependent on wild animals. May also result in the country losing tourism to such an extent,” said the Environment Ministry’s spokesperson, Romeo Muyundu.
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