Tharparkar man dies of rabies at Karachi hospital as this year’s death toll rises to 38

A 38-year-old man from Tharparkar died of rabies at Indus Hospital in Karachi, taking the number of rabies-related deaths reported in Sindh this year to 38, according to the hospital’s spokesperson.

The deceased, identified as Naimatullah, belonged to Nohrio village in Diplo tehsil of Tharparkar district. He was bitten by a dog around two and a half months ago.

According to the spokesperson, the patient received four doses of the rabies vaccine at the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Diplo between July 25 and August 8.

He was admitted to Indus Hospital in Karachi on October 7 after developing symptoms of rabies. The hospital spokesperson said it was found that the wound had not been properly cleaned during the initial medical treatment.

With this death, the number of rabies-related fatalities reported at Indus Hospital in Karachi has reached 29 this year. One death has been reported at Indus Hospital in Badin, while Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre has recorded eight deaths.

More than 15,000 patients bitten by dogs have been brought to Indus Hospital facilities this year, according to the figures shared by the spokesperson.