The government will launch an anti-rabies vaccination drive in the State from September 20 to inoculate dogs in 170 local bodies that have been identified as hotspots of dog bite cases, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J. Chinchurani has said.
While local self-government institutions that have reported 10 or more dog bite cases in a month have been classified as hotspots. Thiruvananthapuram has the highest number of hotspots with 28. Palakkad has 26 hotspots, while Kollam and Alappuzha have 19 each.
“As many as two-lakh dogs have been administered anti-rabies vaccine since April. In addition, 1.2 lakh post-bite vaccinations have also been provided to animals,” Ms. Chinchurani said at a press conference here on Thursday.
