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Pasteur Institute of India, Coonoor running a Rabies Diagnostic Laboratory by RFFIT method. RFFIT stands for Rapid Fluorescent Focus Inhibition Test. It is a serum neutralization (inhibition) test, which means it measures the ability of rabies specific antibodies to neutralize rabies virus and prevent the virus from infecting cells.
India has the highest rate of human rabies in the world, primarily because of stray dogs, [109] whose number has greatly increased since a 2001 law forbade the killing of dogs. [110] Effective control and treatment of rabies in India is hindered by a form of mass hysteria known as puppy pregnancy syndrome (PPS).
The Centre for AIDS & Related Diseases was established at National Institute of Communicable Diseases as a National Reference Laboratory as per National AIDS Control Organisation guidelines in the year 2002. Prior to this it had existed as AIDS Reference Laboratory since 1985, one of the first reference centers in India, which started ...
Stray dogs in Kerala, India. India has the highest number of attacks by stray dogs in the world. [1] In Indian cities, stray dog attacks are considered a danger to children and old people. [2] India has 36% of all rabies deaths in the world. [3] India also has the largest number of stray dogs in the world, along with the highest cases of rabies ...
Rabies prevention efforts in India, which accounts for 36% of the world's rabies deaths [1] A stray dog with an ear tag, indicating that it has been part of a trap–neuter–return program, a policy enacted in many countries in order to prevent the spread of rabies
In India there are many stray dogs and many people report being bitten by them. [65] To determine whether someone requires treatment for rabies or only treatment for the bite, the physician should have information about the incidence of rabies in animals in the area. [66] In India about 2% of people who are bitten get a rabies vaccine.
The rabies vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent rabies. [11] There are several rabies vaccines available that are both safe and effective. [11] Vaccinations must be administered prior to rabies virus exposure or within the latent period after exposure to prevent the disease. [12]
Rabies remains a significant issue in some countries. In India, where it is estimated that there are about 62 million free-ranging dogs, [6] about 17,4 million animal bites occur annually, resulting in 20,565 human rabies deaths. [29] Rabies is endemic in India, with the country accounting for 36% of the world’s rabies deaths. [30]