{"id":41574,"date":"2026-02-24T09:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41574"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:04:26","slug":"two-more-die-of-rabies-in-karachi-death-toll-rises-to-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=41574","title":{"rendered":"Two more die of rabies in Karachi, death toll rises to five"},"content":{"rendered":"
Two more people have died of rabies in Karachi hospitals, taking the total number of deaths in the city to five, officials said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The deceased include an elderly resident of Lyari and a young girl from Mirpurkhas. Neither had received anti-rabies vaccination after being bitten by dogs.<\/p>\n

According to hospital officials, Nemat Gul, a resident of Lyari, was bitten by a dog three months ago. \u201cNo medical treatment or anti-rabies vaccine was administered after the bite,\u201d his family said.<\/p>\n

He later developed severe symptoms, including fear of water, restlessness, difficulty breathing and throat spasms. He was admitted to Jinnah Hospital Karachi, where he died last night.<\/p>\n

In a separate case, a girl from Mirpurkhas was brought to Indus Hospital Korangi after developing rabies symptoms. \u201cThe child was bitten on the face by a dog about two months ago. No medical aid or vaccination was given,\u201d said Aftab Gohar, manager of the Indus Hospital Rabies Prevention Clinic.<\/p>\n

Four days ago, she developed fever, irritability, severe hydrophobia and fear of air. She was shifted in critical condition but could not survive.<\/p>\n

Of the five confirmed rabies deaths treated in Karachi hospitals, two were from Karachi, two from interior Sindh and one from Balochistan. Two cases were reported at Jinnah Hospital Karachi, while three were treated at Indus Hospital.<\/p>\n

Read: Year’s first rabies-related death reported in Karachi<\/p>\n

Dr Irfan Siddique, deputy in-charge of the emergency department at Jinnah Hospital, said, \u201cDog bite incidents in Karachi have increased compared to last year. During Ramazan, these cases rose by an additional five per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n

He warned that the growing population of stray dogs across the city posed a serious public health risk. \u201cMany residents leaving home for Fajr prayers are being attacked.\u201d<\/p>\n

On average, 40 new dog-bite cases are reported daily at Jinnah Hospital, with another 40 to 50 patients coming for follow-up.<\/p>\n

Dr Siddique said that once rabies symptoms appear, the disease is almost 100% fatal. \u201cPatients are admitted to quiet, dark wards and treated only for symptoms to reduce pain and suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the World Health Organisation, anyone bitten by a dog should wash the wound thoroughly with running water and soap for at least 15 minutes. Anti-rabies vaccination should then be administered within two to three days.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sooner the vaccine is given, the more effective the body\u2019s immunity against the disease,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n

Medical professionals classify wounds according to severity and provide antibiotics or rabies immunoglobulin where required.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two more people have died of rabies in Karachi hospitals, taking the total number of deaths in the city to five, officials said on Tuesday. The deceased include an elderly resident of Lyari and a young girl from Mirpurkhas. Neither had received anti-rabies vaccination after being bitten by dogs. According to hospital officials, Nemat Gul, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41574\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}