THANE: A six-year-old girl bitten by a community dog in Diva last month died of rabies on Sunday at Mumbai’s Kasturba Hospital, despite completing a month-long post-bite treatment at the KDMC-run Shastrinagar Hospital. Her parents said Nisha was playing outside her home on the night of Nov 17 when a dog attacked her, biting her on the shoulder and cheeks. She was taken to a local doctor and later...
CHENNAI: Chennai mayor R Priya on Thursday appealed to residents to take rabies vaccines. She was speaking after inaugurating a rabies vaccine camp held as part of the World Rabies Day (September 28).Priya said people should understand the importance of the vaccine as they may get infected even by a small bite by dogs."Veterinary workers who catch dogs must use safety gears while going to catch dogs. If...
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