Thane man dies after being bitten by stray dog and cat

A 27yearold man died of severe health complications after reportedly being bitten by a stray dog and a cat in Thane district of Maharashtra an official said PTI reportedBhagwan Mandlik a resident of Kalyan town died at a hospital in Mumbai on Thursday evening after his health deterioratedAccording to Mandliks family he was bitten by a stray dog while strolling in the Golden Park neighbourhood two months ago and then by a cat a few days later but he did not seek medical assistance for either incident PTI citedThe civic authorities said in a release that Mandlik did not report both the incidents and did not take a rabies shotEarlier this week he began to have significant symptoms such as headaches body aches and a dry throat He was admitted to many hospitals before being sent to Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai where he died they addedDr Deepa Shukla the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporations medical health officer verified the mans death and released a statement advising locals to seek prompt medical attention following any animal bite PTI citedThane 249 dogbite cases seen in Bhiwandi in two daysFiveyearold Raiba Sheikhrsquos family in Bhiwandi had the worst two days of their lives as their only daughter was admitted to Thanersquos civil hospital after being brutally attacked by a rabid dog Her uncle Imran Sheikh said the doctors had told the family she would have to undergo surgeryldquoHer father is an autorickshaw driver It happened while she was near a municipal school in Shanti Wadi Suddenly she was attacked by the dog which went on to bite more people running all the way to a nearby masjidrdquo he saidIn total there were 45 dogbite cases in this area on July 8 2024 Out of the 45 hospital records show that more than 25 were children The day prior there were 60 dogbite cases in Kamat Nagar in Bhiwandi In just two days the staterun Indira Gandhi hospital in Bhiwandi was overwhelmed with about 249 dog cases which included cases from other areasMidday verified the hospital records which show victims as young as four years old and as old as those in their 70s ldquoThere were a total of 135 cases on July 8 and 114 cases on July 7 Most of them were adults There is one paediatric patient admitted here the rest were discharged Three more paediatric patients were referred to the civil hospitalrdquo said Dr Madhvi chief medical officer at Indira Gandhi HospitalWith inputs from PTI