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Rabies causes about 59,000 deaths worldwide per year, [6] about 40% of which are in children under the age of 15. [16] More than 95% of human deaths from rabies occur in Africa and Asia. [1] Rabies is present in more than 150 countries and on all continents but Antarctica. [1] More than 3 billion people live in regions of the world where rabies ...
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 ...
With 30 million stray dogs in India estimated in 2015, conflicts have arisen in regions such as Bengaluru and Kerala on dealing with dog bites and the threat of rabies. Incidents of stray dogs chasing, attacking and biting school children, aged persons, pedestrians, morning walkers, or two-wheeler riders have led to panic and violent action ...
Outside of Africa, rabies is especially prevalent in India (which accounts for 36% of global rabies deaths) [5] and in parts of Southeast Asia. [6] Rabies is rare in Europe, although sporadic cases do occur in Eastern Europe, particularly in red foxes. In the Americas, bats are the primary vectors of the disease. [7]
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.
Mission Rabies has a One Health approach driven by research to eliminate dog bite transmitted rabies (a disease that is estimated to kill 59,000 people annually [1]). Launched in September 2013 with a mission to vaccinate 50,000 dogs against rabies across India , Mission Rabies teams have since then vaccinated over 4,000,000 dogs and educated ...
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.
Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) is a subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board.It is based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. [1] IIL is registered in India as a Public Limited Company under the Companies Act, 1956 (Ministry of Corporate Affairs – MCA Services), [2] It was established in 1982 by the National Dairy Development Board.