Ronan Kelly
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I'm not sure, but it seems that vaccination occurred after the attack.
Rabies strikes despite vaccine
S. Harpal Singh
Death of 3 persons and cattle during the last one month
PHOTO: G. RAJESHWARA CHARY
Nightmare: Fear continues to haunt young Savita, bitten by a rabid dog at Kouta of Jainad mandal. ?
PENDALWADA (ADILABAD DT.): Fear and anxiety have come to rule the villages of Pendalwada, Sangvi (K) and Kouta in Jainad mandal following the death of three persons and nine cattle, all victims of dog bite, during the last one month. The deaths had occurred even though the victims were administered the required of doses of anti-rabies vaccine at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Adilabad.
Villagers are worried over the fate of the victims who have survived the early September incident wherein a mad dog bit 18 persons and 20 cattle heads in these habitations on the banks of river Penganga. They are apprehensive because the drug had apparently ?failed' to act in case of the deceased Mutyala Rama and S. Vimalabai of Pendalwada and Kondra Premala of Sangvi villages.
Six of the nine animals that were bitten by the rabid dog also died despite the treatment at the local animal husbandry clinic. Three of the cattle to die at Sangvi and Kouta could not receive treatment. ?We reached the RIMS with the dog bite victims within three hours of the incident. We were told that the drug will act only after a few days,? recalled G. Bhupati Reddy of Pendalwada as he narrated the sequence of events to The Hindu.
?Yes, it takes time for the vaccine to develop immunity and anti-bodies in the body of the victim. It is usually seven days of the final dose that immunity is developed,? opined Sriram B. Rathod, Director, RIMS. The general ignorance about rabies has caused a great deal of fear among villagers. Expert opinion could dispel the doubts and thereby the anxiety about the fate of the victims. Realising the need for counselling by experts under the circumstances, Dr. Rathod says doctors from RIMS will undertake visits to the villages. A camp by veterinarians will also be of much help in detecting the spread of the malaise, some villagers opined.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/15/stories/2010101560291000.htm
Rabies strikes despite vaccine
S. Harpal Singh
Death of 3 persons and cattle during the last one month
PHOTO: G. RAJESHWARA CHARY
Nightmare: Fear continues to haunt young Savita, bitten by a rabid dog at Kouta of Jainad mandal. ?
PENDALWADA (ADILABAD DT.): Fear and anxiety have come to rule the villages of Pendalwada, Sangvi (K) and Kouta in Jainad mandal following the death of three persons and nine cattle, all victims of dog bite, during the last one month. The deaths had occurred even though the victims were administered the required of doses of anti-rabies vaccine at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Adilabad.
Villagers are worried over the fate of the victims who have survived the early September incident wherein a mad dog bit 18 persons and 20 cattle heads in these habitations on the banks of river Penganga. They are apprehensive because the drug had apparently ?failed' to act in case of the deceased Mutyala Rama and S. Vimalabai of Pendalwada and Kondra Premala of Sangvi villages.
Six of the nine animals that were bitten by the rabid dog also died despite the treatment at the local animal husbandry clinic. Three of the cattle to die at Sangvi and Kouta could not receive treatment. ?We reached the RIMS with the dog bite victims within three hours of the incident. We were told that the drug will act only after a few days,? recalled G. Bhupati Reddy of Pendalwada as he narrated the sequence of events to The Hindu.
?Yes, it takes time for the vaccine to develop immunity and anti-bodies in the body of the victim. It is usually seven days of the final dose that immunity is developed,? opined Sriram B. Rathod, Director, RIMS. The general ignorance about rabies has caused a great deal of fear among villagers. Expert opinion could dispel the doubts and thereby the anxiety about the fate of the victims. Realising the need for counselling by experts under the circumstances, Dr. Rathod says doctors from RIMS will undertake visits to the villages. A camp by veterinarians will also be of much help in detecting the spread of the malaise, some villagers opined.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/15/stories/2010101560291000.htm