Suspected Rabies case reported at Karachi’s Jinn...

Summary

•   KARACHI:  Another suspected case of rabies encephalitis has been reported at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, where a 70-year-old man from Baldia Town was brought in with symptoms of the potentially fatal disease after allegedly missing preventive treatment following a dog bite.
• Another Death at Indus Hospital In a separate development, a 38-year-old man, Nematullah, from Nohrio in Tehsil Diplo, District Tharparkar, died of rabies at Indus Hospital Karachi, according to a hospital spokesperson.
• According to the figures provided, Indus Hospital Karachi has reported 29 rabies deaths, Indus Hospital Badin has recorded one, and Jinnah Hospital Karachi has reported eight fatalities.

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KARACHI:  Another suspected case of rabies encephalitis has been reported at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi, where a 70-year-old man from Baldia Town was brought in with symptoms of the potentially fatal disease after allegedly missing preventive treatment following a dog bite.

According to hospital sources, the elderly patient was bitten by a dog on his left hand and foot around 20 days ago but did not receive the anti-rabies vaccine (ARV). He is also suffering from Hepatitis C and was brought to the hospital in critical condition. Doctors have placed him under observation, and his condition remains critical.

Another Death at Indus Hospital

In a separate development, a 38-year-old man, Nematullah, from Nohrio in Tehsil Diplo, District Tharparkar, died of rabies at Indus Hospital Karachi, according to a hospital spokesperson.

The patient had reportedly suffered a dog bite approximately two and a half months ago and received four doses of the anti-rabies vaccine at THQ Hospital Diplo between July 25 and August 8.