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Paktika: 600 people bitten by rabid dogs in a month

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SHARAN (Pajhwok): Rabid dogs have bitten at least 600 people in a month in southeastern Paktika province, an issue of grave concern for residents, an official said on Tuesday.

Civil Hospital Director Dr. Chinar Siddiqui told Pajhwok Afghan News rabid dog-bite biting incidents had recently increased in the province.

According to his information, around 600 people have been bitten by rabid dogs on the past month in Sharan, the provincial capital, and some others parts of the province.

The hospital director added: “Yesterday, 80 people who were bitten by mad dogs visited . . .

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