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Illustration: a gloved hand holds a vial of animal vaccine next to a syringe and a dog leash on a wooden table.
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Rabies in Cetireni and Hristoforovca (Ungheni): sale of animals banned for 30 days after the last case

The veterinary service has confirmed cases of rabies in the village of Cetireni and in the village of Hristoforovca in Pîrlița commune, and on 22 October the district crisis-management commission approved a plan of 16 measures: a census and immunisation of animals within five days, a halt to the movement of animals and a ban on collecting and selling animals in the village for 30 days after the last case. It is the fifth outbreak plan approved in the district since the end of July, after Rezina, Măgurele, Costuleni and Sculeni; the commission's decisions now name six localities with confirmed rabies in three months. For the whole of 2025, ANSP reported four cases in animals in the district. After any bite, go to a doctor immediately; rabies vaccination is free.

Ion Calmis·23 October 2026· News
A hand in a disposable glove reaches for a vaccine bait in transparent packaging lying among autumn leaves on a forest floor.
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ANSA lays rabies vaccine baits for foxes until 2 November: dogs and cats should not roam freely for two weeks in vaccinated areas

The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) is distributing rabies vaccine baits for wild foxes by hand between 20 October and 2 November 2026. The agency recommends leaving baits where they are found or moving them with gloves, and keeping dogs and cats from roaming freely for two weeks in areas where baits were laid. Ungheni district had three rabies outbreaks between late July and mid-August.

Ion Calmis·21 October 2026· News
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Illustration: a village lane with a dirt road, a plank fence and the closed wooden gate of a homestead, against a backdrop of hills, in warm summer light.
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Third rabies outbreak in Ungheni district in two weeks: restrictions in Costuleni

A case of rabies has been confirmed in the village of Costuleni, Ungheni district — the third outbreak in the district after Rezina and Măgurele, in less than two weeks. Decision No. 1/E of 11 August, the first of the newly established crisis-management commission, approved a plan of 14 anti-epizootic measures: a census of animals within five days, a halt to the movement of animals in the village for 30 days, emergency vaccination and stepped-up hunting of foxes and jackals. The restrictions lift 30 days after the last case. Rabies vaccination of dogs and cats remains compulsory across the district, and any bite means a trip to the doctor the same day — the prophylaxis is free.

Ion Calmis·12 August 2026· News
Illustration: an empty village lane with an unpaved dirt road, a plank fence and the closed wooden gate of a household, against a backdrop of vine-covered hills in the warm light of sunset.
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Rabies confirmed in Rezina, Ungheni district: animal sales banned in the village for 30 days after the last case

On 30 July the Emergency Situations Commission of the Ungheni district approved a 16-point anti-epizootic plan, after the Territorial Subdivision for Food Safety (Subdiviziunea Teritorială pentru Siguranța Alimentelor) confirmed a case of rabies in the village of Rezina, Mănoilești commune. Collecting and selling animals on the village's territory is banned, the movement of animals is halted, and every animal in the village's households is to be counted within five days. The restrictions lift 30 days after the last case — not 30 days after the decision. The act does not state the species of the infected animal; it became public only on 4 August, in a bulletin of the National Food Safety Agency — a dog. In 2025 the Ungheni district recorded four rabies cases — in the public health agency's list, right after Hîncești, with ten. Post-exposure prophylaxis — after a bite, a scratch or contact with saliva — is free.

Ion Calmis·2 August 2026· News
A group of people at the AlgaVet veterinary clinic in Ungheni, in front of an ALGA banner, holding a plaque «German Cooperation — Supported by the German Embassy» and a small Moldovan flag; two of them hold puppies.
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50 community cats in Ungheni will be neutered with German support — in a district hit by rabies

At AlgaVet Ungheni — the social clinic of the ALGA association — a partnership with the German Embassy was signed on 25 June: medical equipment, training for young vets, and the neutering of 50 of the town's community cats. It looks like a small gesture, but it touches a real public-health problem: in 2025, Ungheni district was the country's second by number of rabies cases, and the authorities link the risk directly to stray animals.

Ion Calmis·25 June 2026· News
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