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| 300 rabid dog cases being reported in a month, DH facing short of vaccines | | Dogs creating havoc in Rajouri | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, OCT 22: Being bitten by dogs is turning into a perennial nuisance everywhere but It’s a daily battle between man and animal in Rajouri district where nearly 10 people turn up at the anti-rabies vaccine unit in the District Hospital, with the numbers increasing day by day but the hospital is facing short of vaccines with only 300 vaccines being supplied to the hospital against need of 1500 thus putting question mark on the safety of the dog bitten cases.
Sources said that a routine of 10-20 dog bitten cases are being reported in Rajouri district among them atleast 10 are recving first anti-rabies vaccine. Although these patients vaccines in total, the hospital has reportedly facing short of vaccines which has put many lives on risk in the district.
A week ago, sources said that 12 children were bitten by a rabid dog in Kotli Kalaban area of Manjakote and all received first vaccine in District Hospital Rajouri but they could not get the remaining four vaccines because the hospital is under stock of the anti-rabies vaccines.
When contacted, Deputy Superintendent of District Hospital Rajouri, Dr Gurdeep Singh admitted that they are receiving 10 dog bitten cases a day but they are facing short of vaccines. “We have short of vaccines but we have written to the directorate office for the same and we are expected to get it”, Doctor Gurdeep said adding that a patient need to be inject 5 vaccines but they are getting only one because of short of vaccines.
About the disease, he said that the incubation period for rabies is typically 1–3 months, and the initial symptoms of it are fever and often pain or an unusual or unexplained tingling, pricking or burning sensation at the wound site.
He added that the virus spreads through the central nervous system, progressive, fatal inflammation of the brain and spinal cord develops.
Although there is no tests available to diagnose rabies infection in humans before the onset of clinical disease, the standard diagnostic technique is to detect rabies virus antigen in brain tissue by fluorescent antibody test.
As per the experts people are infected through the skin following a bite or scratch by an infected animal. Dogs are the main host and transmitter of rabies. About its transmission, they said that it can occur when infectious material – usually saliva – comes into direct contact with human mucosa or fresh skin wounds.
About prevention of the disease, doctor said that effective treatment soon after exposure to rabies can prevent the onset of symptoms and death. However post-exposure prevention consists of local treatment of the wound, administration of rabies immunoglobulin and immediate vaccination.
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