KABUL (Pajhwok): More than 5,000 rabid dog-bite cases were reported across Afghanistan in the past five months, with 10 people losing their lives, an official said on Wednesday.
Public Health Ministry spokesman Javid Hajir said 5,171 incidents of dog bite had been registered in the country so far this year.
He said mad dogs bit 3,121 men, 952 women and 1,096 children during the period. Eight people were killed after being bitten by dogs.
Last year, the official recalled, 3,550 dog-bite incidents were documented across the country At least three people died.
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