Dog bite statistics quite worrying

A HEALTH and Child Care ministry Weekly Disease Surveillance Report for the week ended July 6, 2025 shows worrying trends about dog bites in the country.

The report showed that in one week, 456 people were bitten by dogs, with no reported deaths.

“Of the reported cases, 88 were bitten by vaccinated dogs, 95 by unvaccinated dogs and 273 by dogs of unknown status,” the report, posted by the ministry on X (formerly Twitter), read.

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