Health Alerts

A rise in confirmed malaria cases in Budaun and Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) over the first two months of this year may result from more testing - both plasmodium falciparum and vivax infections have been detected. Also in Bareilly, there’s been a run on the free rabies post-exposure vaccinations given at one hospital due to shortages of the vaccine in the region and its cost when sourced at private clinics. According to a local article, in January alone, rabies vaccines were sought for people following ‘1,855 cases of dog bite, 166 cases of monkey bite, 27 cases of cat bite, 2 cases of horse bite and 1 case of crocodile bite’. Read more.