Overview
- The child developed symptoms on August 27 and was taken to Jagtial Government Hospital, which referred him to Hyderabad for advanced care.
- He died on Saturday morning while being transported near Siddipet and was declared brought dead at the government hospital there.
- Beerpur sub-inspector Gowtham said the family initially believed his injuries were from a fall into a drainage ditch as he fled the dogs, so no vaccine was sought.
- Local reporting identified the boy as Indrala Rakshith from Thungur village in Beerpur mandal.
- State data show over 3.3 lakh dog-bite cases and 36 suspected rabies deaths in three years in Telangana, and officials report widespread shortages of Rabies Immunoglobulin in hospitals.