Seven-year-old Kerala girl battles rabies infection despite vaccination

KOLLAM: A seven-year-old girl, native of Vilakkudy in Kollam district, has contracted Rabies and she is undergoing treatment at the SAT Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, despite having received anti-rabies vaccination. Her condition is reported to be critical.

According to Rajeena Thomas, president of the Vilakkudy panchayat, the incident occurred on April 8, when the girl, Niya, was bitten on her hand by a stray dog while playing with a duck outside her house. She was initially taken to a primary health centre in the panchayat and later to the Punalur Taluk Hospital, where anti-rabies vaccination was administered.