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Over 9,000 People Bitten By Stray Dogs In Capital City Bucharest In Jan- July ‘09

Bucharest prefect Mihai Cristian Atanasoaei on Tuesday said a recent report from the infectious diseases institute Matei Bals indicates that 9,178 Bucharest people, of which 7,500 adults and 1,678 children, were bitten by stray dogs from the beginning of the year until the end of July.
Over 9,000 People Bitten By Stray Dogs In Capital City Bucharest In Jan- July ‘09
13 oct. 2009, 15:07, English

Simona Panaitescu, head of the Administration Monitoring Stray Dogs, on Tuesday presented the results obtained by the National Cantacuzino Research and Development Institute for Microbiology and Immunology, following tests on over 100 stray dogs to track leptospirosis.

Panaitescu said 38 of the 103 tested dogs were infected with the leptospira virus, stressing this situation calls for amendments to current laws so that stray dogs, although neutered, will no longer be left on the streets, where they will keep attacking people.

Atanasoaei urged local authorities to take measures meant to isolate stray animals, not kill them.