A 47-year-old autorickshaw driver from Royapettah, who had received a full course of vaccination after being bitten by a stray dog in July 2025, died of rabies at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General ...

Over the last five years, approximately 15 lakh people across the country have suffered dog bites. In 2025, the number of bite victims stood at 3.69 lakh. In just the first five months of 2026, the ...

The finding assumes significance because India reports an estimated 3.71 million dog-bite cases and 54 suspected human rabies deaths annually.

Doctors warn that rabies remains almost always fatal once symptoms appear—but prompt treatment can prevent the disease ...

Karnataka recorded over 3.33 lakh dog bites and 34 rabies deaths this year. This figure nears last year's total, raising ...

The CDC issued health warnings for India and Haiti after travelers from those countries were diagnosed with rabies. Travelers are advised to avoid contact with dogs, cats, and wild mammals in both ...

A JIPMER study found that simple phone reminders before anti-rabies vaccine appointments increased completion from 60.2% to 70.4%, offering a low-cost way to improve adherence and help prevent rabies ...

When many people think of rabies, ideas from popular culture may dominate: Stephen King’s murderous Saint Bernard, Cujo, or the tragically ill Old Yeller. In the books and films, both dogs were bitten ...

Meghalaya has launched a pilot “One Health” initiative in Shillong’s Laitumkhrah area, aimed at eliminating dog-mediated human rabies through a coordinated approach involving public health authorities ...