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Rabies shots for 143 Buri Ram villagers after girl’s death

Rabies shots for 143 Buri Ram villagers after girl’s death

Buri Ram public health officials on Wednesday started giving rabies shots to 143 people in a village after a 14-year-old schoolgirl died of rabies.

The girl, who was eighth grader at Ban Suksamran School in Pakham district, died on March 17. She became the first rabies victim in Buri Ram and sixth in the country this year.

Rabies shots for 143 Buri Ram villagers after girl’s death
Doctor Withit Sarideechaikul, chief Buri Ram public health officer, said officials had isolated 143 people who had contacted with the girl and the puppy in question and started giving them rabies shots on Wednesday. They include the girl's relatives, teachers and fellow students.
Withit said the girl was scratched by her puppy in October last year and her family did not take her for a rabies vaccine.
She had a high fever and became nervous and was admitted to the Pakham Hospital on March 16, and died the following day.
Withit said rabies virus can reside in the body between seven days and one year before it shows symptoms, depending on how far the wound is far from the brain.

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