It is estimated that the disease kills 20,000 people in India and 55,000 worldwide every year
Acknowledging that rabies is a major public health challenge in India, the government proposes to make it a priority disease for control under the 12th Five Year Plan. A viral zoonotic disease primarily infecting domestic and wild animals, rabies spreads to people through close contact with infected saliva via bites and scratches. There is no treatment available globally after the disease develops. An estimated 20,000 deaths occur annually in India due to rabies.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/12th-plan-priority-rabies-control
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/aarti-dhar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rabies
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monkey
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-health-and-family-welfare
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-corporations
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/who
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vaccination
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
