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Tackling rabies

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wednesday

RABIES is a deadly but preventable zoonotic disease. On Monday, two more victims succumbed to it in Sindh, taking the total number of recorded fatalities in the province to 42 this year. Healthcare experts demand the government devise a mechanism to move stray dogs on the streets to designated shelters. Meanwhile, a study published earlier this year found that with the virus detected in 64pc of dog-bite wounds tested, the burden of infection is considerably high in the canine population. Indeed,........

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