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Mumbai: BMC to vaccinate 70 per cent of city’s street dogs
Updated On: 29 September, 2022 08:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Civic body starts Mission Rabies Free Mumbai, aims to inoculate 1.75 lakh strays; city reported 50,622 dog bite cases between Jan and Aug
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BMC staffers vaccinate a dog on Tuesday
Of the estimated 2.5 lakh stray dogs in the city, the BMC plans to vaccinate about 1.75 lakh under its Mission Rabies Free Mumbai. In the first eight months of this year, the city reported 50,622 dog bite cases. The vaccination campaign started on Tuesday, on the eve of September 28, which is observed as World Rabies Day.
Rabies is a preventable viral disease often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. The virus infects the central nervous system of mammals, ultimately spreading the disease to the brain and causes death.
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