By some estimates, there are 11,000 dogs in the district, which is around 8% of the human population. The district's biggest hospital records an average of five dog bite cases per day.
The Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals (IAH&VB) in Palode, Thiruvananthapuram has been deployed by the state Animal Husbandry Department to develop the anti-rabies vaccines.
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