Round-the-clock ARV available for dog bites, says Collector

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Collector C. Dinesh Kumar chaired a reappraisal  gathering  connected  the captious  aesculapian  services astatine  the Collectorate successful  Krishnagiri connected  Tuesday.

Collector C. Dinesh Kumar chaired a reappraisal gathering connected the captious aesculapian services astatine the Collectorate successful Krishnagiri connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.

District Collector C. Dinesh Kumar, connected Tuesday (October 28, 2025), chaired a reappraisal gathering with the Health Department officials and assessed the cardinal indicators including the maternal and babe mortality rates, on with the interventions to forestall decease caused by rabies. The Collector besides reviewed the attraction fixed to 84 patients astatine the authorities aesculapian assemblage infirmary nether the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health security scheme.

Adequate banal of Anti-Rabies Vaccines (ARV) is disposable successful each authorities hospitals and the vaccines are administered circular the timepiece astatine each superior wellness centres and taluk hospitals. Anti-rabies vaccine indispensable beryllium sought retired astatine the earliest aft a canine bite, lick oregon scratch. The tract of interaction connected the tegument indispensable beryllium instantly washed with soap nether moving water, the medication has stated to the public.

Assessing the interventions for rabies bites and the preparedness of hospitals, the Collector besides urged favored owners to get bi-annual vaccines akin to the yearly ARV for their pets.

Published - October 28, 2025 08:59 p.m. IST

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