WHO Team investigates rabies situation in Manipur

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WHO Team investigates rabies situation in Manipur

Imphal | April 06, 2006 4:36:41 PM IST

 

World Health Organisation(WHO) along with Manipur Health officials

are inquiring into the outbreak of rabies in the state.

 

WHO core member Dr Ashwath Narayan is leading the team.

 

About 18 deaths were reported in last few days due to rabies, mostly

in Thoubal district.

 

Massive awareness programmes have been launched in the state with

dog owners rushing to veterinary hospitals to vaccinate their pets.

 

Due to huge demand, anti-rabies drugs have disappeared from the

market, official sources said.

 

The Association for Prevention and Control of Rabies in India had

also been informed about the matter.

 

Health officials said the families of the victims were visited and

detailed reports taken.

 

The team is working in Thoubal district where the maximum numbers of

deaths were reported.

 

Health officials said so far more than 50,000 dogs were vaccinated.

Tests conducted at the National Rabies Referral Laboratory at Simla

had proved positive which made the state health officials work on a

war footing to check the spread of the disease.