Contaminated meat, a canine chew, and panic in a Pulwama village | India Information
2 min learnSrinagarMight 15, 2026 05:40 AM IST
A quiet Wednesday morning rapidly changed into panic and confusion in a south Kashmir village after phrase unfold {that a} butcher had allegedly offered the meat of an animal that was bitten by a canine.
Whereas police registered a case, well being officers rushed to launch an emergency vaccination drive towards rabies. By Thursday afternoon, as many as 108 folks from the village had already acquired the vaccine.
The incident befell at Parigam village in Pulwama. Villagers stated that the butcher allegedly offered the “contaminated meat” on Tuesday.
Alerted by the panic, well being officers didn’t wish to go away something to probability. They quickly made bulletins from mosques asking folks to report back to the Major Well being Centre (PHC) within the village for vaccination.
“On Wednesday, we vaccinated 75 folks,” stated Dr Jureeda Qayoom, Medical Officer at PHC Parigam. “By Thursday afternoon, the entire variety of vaccinations has reached 108.” With the sheer variety of folks exhibiting up for vaccination, the PHC needed to designate a selected space only for this objective.
Dr Qayoom requested folks to not panic, saying that if the meat is cooked earlier than consumption, it’s unlikely that those that eat it should get contaminated. Nevertheless, the medical officer additionally requested villagers to observe for signs like extreme salivation, behavioural modifications, or nausea.
“We usually prepare dinner meat, and there are little possibilities of transmission,” she stated, including, “Nevertheless, throughout the washing, if somebody has an harm or abrasion, there are possibilities of transmission.”
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A villager who had reached the PHC to vaccinate himself and his household stated he had purchased meat on Sunday. “We had it at our house. Although the incident got here to gentle later, I didn’t wish to go away something to probability. So I vaccinated myself and my household,” he stated.
Police have registered a case at Pulwama police station beneath the part coping with offences or malicious acts more likely to unfold harmful and life-threatening ailments. An assistant sub-inspector has been tasked with investigating the case.
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