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After Dog-Bitten Buffalo Dies, UP Village Seeks Rabies Shots Over Funeral Raita

Health officials say boiled milk poses an unlikely rabies risk.

Overview

  • About 200 Piprauli residents received precautionary anti-rabies vaccines, with some officials reporting roughly 250 doses given.
  • The raita was served at a December 23 funeral, and the buffalo whose milk was used died on December 26 after a suspected rabid dog bite.
  • Clinics in Ujhani stayed open through the weekend to vaccinate anyone concerned and to provide counseling to residents.
  • Authorities report no human illnesses in the village and emphasize that boiling or pasteurising milk inactivates the rabies virus.
  • Key uncertainties persist as the buffalo was buried without a post-mortem and the stray dog believed to have bitten it has not been found.