Health experts flag need for immediate wound care, medication to fight rabies

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Health experts at a World Rabies Day workshop called for prompt wound care and medication after animal exposure, as well as improvements to systemic gaps in treatment. They highlighted emerging concern about rabies transmission from wild animals and Kerala's goal of eliminating the disease by 2030.

At a workshop organised as part of World Rabies Day (September 28) observance, they say systemic gaps in care must be addressed for Keralam to achieve the goal of rabies elimination by 2030. Apart from dogs or cats, exposure to wild animals leading to human rabies death is a new and emerging cause for concern in the State