Over 6,000 dog, cat bite victims sought treatment from Badulla Hospital

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By Palitha Ariyawansa

Around 42,000 patients had obtained emergency treatment at the Badulla Teaching Hospital and 6,700 of them were victims of cat and dog bite victims, an official said today.

Chief Medical Officer of the Emergency Treatment Unit and Secretary of the Government Medical Officers Association Dr. Palitha Rajapakse stressed the need to vaccinate pet dogs and cats against rabies at regular intervals to avoid any possible danger from them.

He said several young men and women and school children are admitted almost every day to the Emergency Treatment Unit.

Quite often individuals complaining of giddiness, panting, chest pain, benumbed limbs, palpitation, tiredness, excessive sweating, dry mouth, and sheepishness are provided treatment at the emergency treatment unit.

Generally, this is identified as a state of panic attack, and it is imperative that they obtain treatment.

Dr.Rajapakse said he was pleased that the emergency treatment unit with a minimum staff of a Specialist Medical Officer, 10 doctors, 31 nursing officers and 17 other employees has been performing an excellent service.

Comments - 10

Human Lover Friday, 03 January 2025 06:43 PM

Human lives and safety are paramount. Catch the stray dogs and eliminate them. Pet dogs should not be allowed to be free in pubic places. Stray Dogs as well as pet dogs barking at loud noise is a public disturbance. A law should be introduced to control it.

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Menake Saturday, 04 January 2025 05:31 AM

Well said, if any animal lovers prevent eliminating stray dogs, they are free to take them home an raise them. If they really love these animals, they should keep and feed them. They dont care about humans getting infected with rabis and die. And they travel by car, so trying to show off their bogus kindness on animals through the suffering of others.

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Gt Saturday, 04 January 2025 06:28 AM

Dog barks to alarm people of danger, animals on the street exist because of human stupidity, the animals don't need to suffer, most animals with rabies have visible signs of the disease you don't need to go kill all animals on the street just because your an idiot, treatment and sterilisation is the only thing needed, human lover? More like you love your self only

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Menake Sunday, 05 January 2025 12:45 AM

Gt - For how many stray dogs have you given shelter?, if none, you are a begger, living on others expenses. The expenses i refer here is sufferings of others.

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Psychopath Saturday, 04 January 2025 10:06 AM

If you are so concerned why don't u take the matter to your own hands? How many dogs have you killed or at least tried to kill so far? Or are you expecting others to do the dirty work for you while you sit comfortably at home?

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Lawry Saturday, 04 January 2025 05:37 AM

Eliminating stray dogs is inhuman. Years of neglect could have caused the over population. Vaccinate them and provide shelter. This is a Buddhist country isn't If?

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Victor Saturday, 04 January 2025 06:05 AM

The public should be educated on rabies and what happens to a person bitten. People feed stray animals and go away, it’s the people living and walking pay the price

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Umar Perera Saturday, 04 January 2025 07:28 AM

Run a sterilisation campaign and give all their necessary vaccinations too. This is a Public Health Dept responsibility.

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ROHINI Saturday, 04 January 2025 07:45 AM

PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. VACCINATION, STERILISATION AND STRAY ANIMALS REMOVED.

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Mohamed Adham Saturday, 04 January 2025 08:13 AM

Stray Dog menace is a terrible ordeal that people go through. Its become very dangerous to walk or even ride bicycles and bikes in certain areas, due to this menace. Nothing is being done , since Animal activists create a noise ( rightfully theirs to make ) against any action against Animals. But the human toll, with diseases like Rabies, is a frightening toll, specially amongst the poor and downtrodden folk. So a compromise has to be made and swift action must be taken, very very quickly. This issue is becoming blown out of proportion to dangerous levels.

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