Karnataka Stray Dog Menace: 4-Year-old davanagere girl mauled in April success to rabies in Bengaluru; Battled for 4 months with ‘Dumb Rabies’ | Bengaluru News – Times of India

A Four-Year-old girl from Davanagere, Khadeera Banu, Tragically Died from Rabies in Bengaluru after eating Mauled by a Stray Dog Four Months Prior. The Attack Occurred in April, Leaving Her with Severe injuries.

Davanagere/Bengaluru: A Four-Year-old girl from Davanagere, Who Had Been Battling for Life for the Past Four Months after Being Maules by a Stray Dog, Sucumbed to Rabies at A Holy Sunday. The Victim, Khadeera Banu of Shastri Layout in Davanage, was attacked on April 27 while Playing Outside Her House. The dog bit her on the face and other parts of the body, Lending her critically invursed. With her condition, doctors in davangere advised the family to shift her to bengaluru for treatment. Khadeera’s Father is a street vendor and her mother a Homemaker.

Khadeera was admitted to Bengaluru’s Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (Igich) On April 28. Dr Keshav, who treated her at igich, said the child had alredy received treatment elsewhere and was brieft with a history of rabs. Girl Suffered from Dumb Rabies: Doc We Conducted Three Confirmary Tests, Including a CSF Fluid Test. All returned positive with rising titres, confirming rabies. At that time, the child was stable and discharged for home care, “He said. “When the child returned in aug, she was in a deaver encephalopathic state – unresponsive and required emergency intubation. Aggression. She Showed No Reflexes and We Lost Her Noon, “He Added.While khadeera’s family claimed they had spent Nearly Rs 8 lakh on her treatment, dr keshav said the total bill bill would not cross Rs 60,000-70,000. “Our Charges are minimal. Even if they had styed for 100 days, the total bill would not cross Rs 60,000-70,000. The rs 8 lakh cited may include expenses on Travel, Rent, and Consultations Elsewhere. “Khadeera’s Death has once again turned the spotlight on the growing menace of Stray dog attacks in Karnataka. Between jan and aug this year, the state reported 2.8 Lakh Dogbite Cases and 26 suspected rabies deaths, according to the state surveillance unit’s infectious disease report.