
Dog bite cases remain a concern in Tamil Nadu
The HinduIn 2023, two of the major government hospitals in the city – Government Stanley Medical College Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital – treated at least 5,500 to 6,000 persons for dog bites. While the figures pertain to only two large centres in the city, a recent article published in Tamil Nadu Journal of Public Health and Medical Research – “Rabies Elimination in Tamil Nadu - Where Do We Stand?” — has given a State-wide picture. There were a total of 8.83 lakh dog bites in Tamil Nadu in 2022 and 121 deaths caused by rabies from 2018 to 2022 — the article noted that the State is showing a declining trend in the deaths due to rabies but was nowhere closer to the goal of zero deaths due to rabies. S. Parimala Sundari, professor of general medicine, RGGGH, stressed three points – adherence to ARV doses post-exposure, pre-exposure prophylaxis for high-risk persons, such as veterinarians, and simultaneously vaccinating dogs against rabies and controlling the dog population.
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