Five children fall victim to dog-bite in Shikarpur

SHIKARPUR: At least five children were injured after being bitten by stray dogs in Shikarpur on Sunday, ARY News reported.

According to sources, the victims of dog-bite were rushed to district headquarter hospital for treatment. Hospital sources said that four of the victim were discharged after being administered anti-rabies vaccine while one of them was admitted at the hospital as his condition was critical.

Local residents complained that dog-bite incidents were on the rise in the area and added that the provincial government was taking adequate measures to deal with the issue.

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Earlier on September 30, despite the launching of a massive campaign by the Sindh government to eliminate stray dogs across the province, three more dog-bite cases had been reported in Shikarpur.

The heirs of affected people had reached Shikarpur civil hospital for the anti-rabies vaccine, but they had been denied. “We are visiting the hospital from last four days, but authorities are not providing anti-rabies vaccine”, the heirs had said while protesting outside the hospital.

They had also exchanged hot words with the Additional MS of the hospital.