Ccpur records 45 cases of dog-bites in March; 6 cases today
Source: The Sangai Express
CCpur, March 25 2018:
Five years after rampant cases of rabies appeared in Churachandpur, the district may very well be starring at another likely outbreak as it has already recorded six cases today alone, taking the total tally since the beginning of the year to 45 .
Sources said the situation appears grim as the total cases recorded at the District Hospital since January now stands at a staggering figure of 137 .
The youngest case reported was barely a month old while the oldest was 64 .
However no cases of fatality have been reported or recorded so far, added the source.
There has been 55 case in January; 37 in February; and 86 in March.
Of all the cases, 45 individuals have reportedly told the hospital authorities that they have, at one point of time, received anti rabies vaccine while 86 said they have never received the shot.
Six others are not sure about their past vaccination, reports our correspondent.