New Delhi: In a terrifying incident, a Pit Bull Terrier dog attacked some residents of Uttam Nagar in Delhi on March 28. The entire incident was caught on a CCTV camera. The video shows the dog ferociously attacking the residents, including children of the locality. The most shocking part of the video was when the Pit Bull Terrier dog pounced on a kid. The neighbours had to beat the dog with a rod and a chair to free the child from the clutches of the dog. However, the dog didn’t stop there, it was later seen charging towards a youth.

Three people were injured after being attacked by the canine. In an attempt to tackle the menace posed by the increasing numbers of dogs and monkeys in the national capital, the Delhi High Court in February directed the authorities to prepare a plan to control the population of animals which are known to have attacked people.

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Dog bites cause rabies

Rabies is a major public health problem in India killing an estimated 20,000 people annually. It is endemic throughout the country with the exception of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands.

Rabies is an infectious viral disease. It is fatal by the time its symptoms start but is entirely preventable. In spite of this, an estimated 59,000 people die from rabies every year in the world, with 90 per cent of deaths occurring in children living in rural areas of Africa and Asia.

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has implemented “National Rabies Control Programme” with an objective to prevent the human deaths due to rabies and to prevent transmission of rabies through canine (dog) rabies control.

According to the programme, public awareness should be created about rabies, about various preventive measures and importance of seeking medical care immediately after an animal bite.

People should be educated about following facts -

Educate the people, especially children about dog’s behaviour and body language (such as angry, suspicious, friendly) to prevent getting bitten by a dog.

Take post-exposure vaccination in case of a dog bite to prevent rabies.

