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A three-year-old boy, Indrala Rakshith, died in Jagtial after being attacked by dogs and falling into a drainage. Despite hospital treatment, he reportedly did not receive the anti-rabies vaccine. He later died at Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad.

While the earlier order would have been unworkable and inhumane, the Supreme Court in its revised order has placed the burden of handling the issue of street dogs squarely back on municipal governance

The Supreme Court modified its August 11 order on stray dogs, allowing sterilised and vaccinated canines to be released back in the same area, excluding rabid or aggressive ones. Feeding will only be allowed in designated civic spaces, not streets

Many hapless people are bitten by dogs everyday, contracting rabies, and dying in agony. Yet these tragedies barely stir the consciences of celebrity dog-lovers. They root more for the rights of animals than for humans

Rabies remains a serious public health concern, with thousands of cases reported annually. Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent this deadly disease

Over 5,700 deaths in humans estimated to occur each year due to rabies in India

Officials added the cat had been bitten by a stray dog, which was infected by rabies, sometime in September.

As per reports, the girl was at her maternal uncle's residence in Kyolari village of Konch tehsil when a stray dog bit her approximately two weeks ago.

According to locals, more than 80 people reached the district hospital in Arrah with dog bite cases.

Thiruvananthapuram: Another person died in Kerala even after taking the full course of anti-rabies vaccine, sending the health authorities into a tizzy. Fifty-three-year-old Chandrika from Kozhikode passed away a month after taking the vaccine. Chandrika was bitten by a stray dog last month following which she took the full course of the anti-rabies vaccine. Things appeared […]

New Delhi: Anyone who’s ever had a pet knows how important it is to get them vaccinated on time to protect them against all known diseases, whether minor or major one. When it comes to dogs, vaccination is paramount early on, along with periodic booster doses afterwards. The full range of puppy vaccinations begin from […]

A month-long drive, the programme aims at administering anti-rabies vaccination to the pets, street dogs and cats to prevent the spread of the deadly rabies disease

Covaxin does not contain newborn calf serum at all and the calf serum is not an ingredient of the final vaccine

The Drugs Controller General of India on Sunday gave the permission to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for use in an emergency situation.