Overview
- The child was bitten by a stray dog about six weeks earlier in Jhol, Sanghar, and sustained multiple deep wounds.
- Care at several public hospitals was incomplete, with no initial wound washing, improperly administered vaccination, and rabies immunoglobulin reportedly missed or delayed.
- Indus Hospital clinicians documented hydrophobia and aerophobia and provided palliative care, noting rabies is almost invariably fatal once symptoms appear.
- Hospitals report heavy January caseloads, including 1,500 dog-bite patients at Indus, 800 at Jinnah, over 400 at Civil, and a Karachi total of more than 3,438 cases so far.
- Officials cite last year’s toll in Sindh—21 rabies deaths and over 60,000 dog-bite cases—as experts call for stronger bite management, dependable vaccine and immunoglobulin supply, and public awareness.