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Stepping up its fight towards dog-mediated rabies elimination by 2030, the veterinary department of Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to employ microchips to monitor stray dogs in the city. The microchips will help track the movement, and check vaccination status and population of stray dogs, said officials. Dr Sarika Funde, veterinary superintendent, PMC, said, the use of microchips in the …
This year, at least four children died of dog bites in India — two siblings aged seven and five in Delhi, a two-year-old in Surat, and a four-year-old in Hyderabad. Chart 1 The chart shows the State-wise number of stray dogs, according to the 2019 Livestock Census Charts appear incomplete? Chart 2 The chart shows the State-wise number of dog …
Testing revealed the bat had rabies which prompted him to start on treatment Man, 84, caught the bat and quickly washed his hands with soap and water A man in Minnesota died from rabies last year after waking up to find a rabid bat biting his hand, US health officials have revealed. But five months later, the man returned to …
On May 17, animal husbandry director Agostinho Mesquita issued a notification declaring Goa a “rabies-controlled” state. In 2014, when Mission Rabies, a UK-based charity, first began a pilot project to vaccinate stray dogs in the state, Goa had recorded 17 human deaths due to rabies. “We cannot yet call ourselves a rabies-free state because there are still some cases of …