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15 wrz 2022 · The National Rabies Control Program reported 6644 clinically suspected cases and deaths of human rabies between 2012 and 2022. In India, the sudden spike in the number of cases of rabies is a major public health concern.
30 wrz 2024 · Although there was a substantial decline in human rabies deaths over the past two decades, to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030, India needs to fast-track its actions by adopting a focused one-health approach.
All queries on Rabies prevention and control will be handled by a 16*7 dedicated Rabies helpline, with a dedicated number (15400). Same helpline also handles queries on snakebite. Presently this helpline will serve five states: Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Puducherry, and Delhi.
We aimed to estimate the animal-bite burden and the number of human rabies deaths in India. Methods: We conducted a community-based nationwide cross-sectional survey with a multistage cluster-sampling design from March 2, 2022 to Aug 26, 2023, covering 60 districts in 15 Indian states.
Rabies is a vaccine-preventable disease. India currently follows the updated Thai Red Cross Schedule for intramuscular (IM) and intradermal (ID) vaccination.
19 maj 2022 · National implementation of effective canine rabies control in India would represent the greatest achievement by a single country in the endeavor to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030.
28 wrz 2022 · A group of high profile rabies deaths shocked the Indian public in the summer of 2022. Despite the disease being a common concern, treatment is fairly routine. So why did it fail? Kamala Thiagarajan reports. In the summer of 2022 it was not covid, or monkeypox, but rabies on the minds of the Indian public.
