While Bengaluru does not appear to have a rabies problem, canines on the outskirts pose a risk, say civic officials. It has requested the Union government to make it mandatory to report cases of rabies in humans and dogs. The BBMP has vaccinated 13,903 dogs within its limits since April, a marked increase over last year’s figures when 21,714 were vaccinated. The WHO reports that roughly 36 per cent of the world’s rabies deaths in humans occur in India each year. At the Government Veterinary Hospital on Queen's Road, Bengaluru, around 200 dogs are vaccinated per month.

Source: The Hindu July 16, 2016 03:00 UTC