Aligarh, 13 April (HS): A

three-year-old kid died one and a half month after being bitten by a rabid dog,

authorities announced on Sunday. They also discovered that ten additional

children were assaulted by the same dog and had not received care. Anshu, the

victim, died of rabies complications on Friday at a private hospital in his

hamlet, according to reports. The event happened in Nagla Nathlu village, which

is within the jurisdiction of the Charra police station. His relatives said

that a few days before his death, he began to exhibit unusual symptoms such as

hydrophobia (an excessive dread of water), which is a common indicator of

severe rabies. His death revealed that the same rabid dog had attacked around

ten other youngsters as well. Following this, a team of health authorities

arrived in the area on Friday.

The medical team discovered that

none of the 10 previous kid victims, ages two to twelve, had sought medical

attention after being bitten by a rabid animal. Dr. Neeraj Tyagi, Chief Medical

Officer (CMO) of Aligarh district, informed journalists that we have taken this

situation very seriously and are launching a push for all preventative

measures, such as the provision of anti-rabies vaccinations. However, CMO

stated that he could not conclusively certify rabies as the reason of Anshu’s

death.

First, the rogue dog was killed following the event, so we were unable to

conduct canine testing. Similarly, we couldn’t check the deceased toddler

before he died to establish a diagnosis, he stated. He also informed the public

that government hospitals have an enough supply of anti-rabies vaccinations to

tackle the threat.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi