23 cases of dog-bite in 4 days CCpur reels under rabies scare
Source: The Sangai Express / S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, January 05 2015:
Barely a week after the district administration issued an order for compulsory vaccination of all pet animals particularly dogs in Churachandpur following suspected cases of rabies, there has been a record surge in the number of dog-bite cases with over 23 people seeking treatment since January 1 .
The starling figure was obtained when The Sangai Express sought information from the Casualty registry of the District Hospital, Churachandpur today.
Barely in a span of four days, January 1 to 4, 23 dog-bite cases have been treated by the hospital with 3 cases on January 1, eight cases each on January 2 and 3, and four cases on January 4.Interestingly, the hospital has no dog-bite cases recorded today.
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Lunminthang Haokip, Deputy Commissioner of Churachandpur has claimed that the Veterinary and Medical Departments have been following the order issued on December 30 .
The CMO has been apprised about the situation and he has been following up the cases, Lunminthang said.
Upon enquiring, Chief Medical Officer Dr Thangchinkhup said there was no clinical confirmation of rabies yet in the district but nevertheless acknowledged the reported cases of death due to dog-bite.
The Medical Department has plans to conduct awareness programme in this regard on Friday.
No hunt for stray dogs has been witnessed till date despite the directive to do so by the District Magistrate as well as by several NGOs.