Do not inflict harm on community dogs: Kerala HC
<p>Order of the High Court of Kerala in Re: Brunu (Suo Motu) Public Interest Litigation dated 14/08/2022.</p> <p>The High Court of Kerala convened a special sitting taking note of the instances of dog
Rabies
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12th Plan priority for rabies control
It is estimated that the disease kills 20,000 people in India and 55,000 worldwide every year Acknowledging that rabies is a major public health challenge in India, the government proposes to make it a priority disease for control under the 12th Five Year Plan. A viral zoonotic disease primarily infecting domestic and wild animals, rabies spreads to people through close contact with infected saliva via bites and scratches. There is no treatment available globally after the disease develops. An estimated 20,000 deaths occur annually in India due to rabies.
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Moving from rabies research to rabies control: Lessons from India
Despite the availability of effective interventions and public recognition of the severity of the problem, rabies continues to suffer neglect by programme planners in India and other low and middle income
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Outbreak of Rabies Puts City on Edge
Rabid skunks are causing a stink in Carlsbad, N.M. After 15 years without a confirmed case of rabies, the southeastern New Mexico county where Carlsbad is the county seat has seen about 30 skunks test
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Kerala tops in rabies vaccine
Kerala, a role-model for the rest of the nation on many aspects of social development, has added one more feather to its cap. It’s set a record in reaching anti-rabies vaccine to the maximum number of
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Now, Web-based software to predict livestock diseases
The Bangalore-based Project Directorate on Animal Disease Monitoring and Surveillance (PDADMAS) has developed a Web-based interactive software to predict livestock diseases two months in advance in the
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Dog bites in humans and estimating human rabies mortality in rabies endemic areas of Bhutan
Dog bites in humans are a public health problem worldwide. The issues of increasing stray dog populations, rabies outbreaks, and the risk of dogs biting humans have been frequently reported by the media
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Sri Lanka to spend over Rs. 97 million to purchase rabies vaccines
The Sri Lankan government plans to spend over Rs. 97 million to purchase rabies vaccines to combat the fatal viral disease transmitted through animals. The government Wednesday received the approval
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70,000 people die annually from rabies
As many as 70,000 people die annually from rabies which causes a loss of million of dollars to us. Rabies is a killer disease, which is being caused by 90 per cent dog bite around the globe but it can
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Urban health service no better: CAG report
LUCKNOW: If the National Rural Health Mission swindle hit the rural health services, lack of monitoring, glaring anomalies and lapses paralysed the urban heath sector in Uttar Pradesh. The state government
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5,000 die of rabies every year in Pakistan: experts
The incidents of rabies’ are increasing in Pakistan where 5,000 deaths are recorded annually while rabies cases reported from India are much higher and one person is becoming prey to the zoonotic viral