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Over the last five years, approximately 15 lakh people across the country have suffered dog bites. In 2025, the number of bite victims stood at 3.69 lakh. In just the first five months of 2026, the figure has already touched 3 lakh. If this trajectory continues, the number of victims is projected to reach 6 lakh by the end of the year.
The boy died from rabies after a bat encounter, highlighting that bites can be unnoticeable.
Four doctors, including a superintendent, face charges after a seven-year-old girl died from rabies despite receiving treatment following a dog bite.
Afghanistan native Masoud Moslem, who is a research scholar at the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam, had sought treatment at the government medical college after he was bitten by an animal.
Rabies infection confirmed in dog that fatally attacked an elderly woman in Thrissur, also having bitten two other pet dogs.
A review of global reports has shown that rabies causes 59,000 deaths of humans every year worldwide.
Stray dog attacks are on the rise, with a recent incident leaving 11 people injured, including election candidates.
Among the victims were two migrant workers, Lukku and Dinesh Kumar, both based in Thiruvananthapuram. Both had received their first dose of the anti-rabies vaccine.
According to the information furnished by the Health Minister Veena George in the assembly, the nature of wounds resulted in the deaths of people, although they were given ARV.
The program successfully vaccinated 53 stray dogs in under four hours and will continue in other areas.
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