İSTANBUL – Governorship of Istanbul, spread in various media channels and social networks in recent days. “There was an explosion in rabies cases in Istanbul” regarding news about via official website issued a press release. Governorship, He emphasized that the allegations in question do not reflect the truth and that the public is misinformed..
”2007 There Has Not Been a Single Case Since”
Shared on the official website of the Governorship (2026-12) In the announcement no., Clear statements were made regarding the rabies data in Istanbul. In the statement, “Last rabies case in Istanbul 2007 It was seen in. Since this date, No living creature has been diagnosed with rabies in our city.,” by saying 19 The city has been reported to be rabies-free for years..
123 Thousand Vaccines “Epidemic” Not “Precaution” indicator
The Governorship also clarified the high vaccination figures used as a basis for the news., 2025 shared year data:
- Total Application: 2025 In total across Istanbul in 123.538 rabies vaccine administered.
- All for Precautionary Purposes: In the statement made, All of these vaccination applications are not due to any disease diagnosis., completely within the scope of preventive health services (for precautionary purposes) It was stated that it was carried out.
In Which Circumstances Are Vaccinations Made??
In the official statement, The reasons for precautionary vaccinations are listed as follows:
”Some of the precautionary vaccinations were carried out as a result of stray animal attacks., Some of them are scratching by owned animals., saliva contamination etc.. It was applied in situations arising from various reasons.”
Governorship, With this statement, which he respectfully announced to the public, he warned citizens not to trust information that does not come from official sources..
