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Tuesday, Jul 15, 2025
According to the Veterinary Department, the hybrid bull was in its musth stage when the attack occurred.
While the equine rabies immunoglobulin (ERIG) is administered for deep wounds, intradermal rabies vaccine (IDRV) is given for minor injuries. What makes the situation grave in Kerala is that it is the ERIG which is unavailable even in medical college hospitals.
The General Hospital superintendent had lodged a complaint on allergies on November 26, but the order suspending the distribution was issued only on January 5.
Students allege that despite their repeated complaints about the stray dog menace, no action was taken by officials.
As per the report, most deaths could have been prevented and they were the result of lack of awareness among the general community about do's and don'ts in the event of animal bites.
Documents obtained under RTI Act reveal that claims of Veena George in the Assembly and the Health Dept regarding the purchase of an unapproved anti-rabies vaccine are false.
As per the report, most rabies deaths in the past decade were reported in Thiruvananthapuram (21), followed by Thrissur (14), Kozhikode (12) and Pathanamthitta (10).
The shifting of the programme implementation responsibility from the Local Self Government department to the Animal Husbandry department is cited as a major reason for the confusion
Meanwhile, eight people were bitten by a stray dog in the Idukki district on Monday.
The new volunteer list includes the dog catchers who had joined hands while the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme was being conducted under the leadership of Kudumbasree.
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