Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi

Udupi, Nov 20: More than 7,475 dog bite cases and over 190 snakebite cases have been reported in the district since April. Deputy commissioner Swaroopa T K has directed health department officials to take adequate measures to control such incidents and ensure immediate treatment for affected persons. She also instructed them to maintain sufficient stock of required medicines and vaccines.

She was speaking after chairing a meeting of various coordination committees of the health department at the deputy commissioner’s office hall, Rajathadri, Manipal, on Thursday, November 20.

She said monkey fever is usually seen during summer. The disease spreads when monkeys in the Western Ghats die and ticks on their bodies infect people. The forest and animal husba

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