Thiruvananthapuram 5 Sep : A girl aged 12 on Monday was another victim of rabies in Kerala as she died on Monday afternoon, despite having been given three anti-rabies vaccinations during treatment.Abhirami was bit by a dog that was straying on August 24 , near her home in Pathanamthitta and, after being treated in a local hospital, was transferred on a Friday to the Kottayam Medical College hospital for professional treatment.
“We tried our best to give her the best care but unfortunately we could not save her life.” stated the superindent of the hospital.
The parents claim that they didn’t receive proper treatment at the initial hospital in which she was admitted.
In addition, this is the third death reported in the last few weeks, and last week this was a topic in the Assembly specifically about the effectiveness of the anti-rabies vaccination that is offered free of cost to the state-run hospitals.
The state has reported numerous instances of the threat of wild dogs that eventually bite people.
A petition is expected to come up regarding the problem of stray dogs in the Supreme Court.
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