Drug lab rejects Bio-Med rabies vaccine batch over quality issues
Public health concern
The finding assumes significance because India reports an estimated 3.71 million dog-bite cases and 54 suspected human rabies deaths annually. Rabies, though almost entirely preventable through timely vaccination, remains nearly 100% fatal once symptoms appear. India also has an estimated 15.3 million stray dogs, according to the 2019 Livestock Census.
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