Overview
- Health teams set up a special camp in Ramdih village of Gorakhpur district to counsel residents and provide post‑exposure rabies vaccination.
- Vaccination counts vary by source, with officials citing about 160 people given two doses and separate reports noting more than 170 have received a first dose.
- Milk from a village cow was used in panchamrit during pujas on October 29 and November 2, prompting broad concern over possible exposure.
- The cow died on Saturday after displaying rabies‑like symptoms following an alleged dog bite months earlier, with veterinarians judging rabies likely and reports differing on laboratory confirmation.
- Doctors say there is no established evidence that rabies spreads through consuming milk, yet precautionary dosing is underway and vaccine supplies are available as monitoring continues.