As the world marks the 18th World Rabies Day on Saturday, global health organisations have called for increased vaccination against rabies in both humans and animals. Rabies is a viral infection that primarily spreads through the saliva of infected animals, often through bites. Although it is a preventable disease, rabies has, over the years, remained … Read more
As It Happens6:42When India’s vulture population collapsed, half a million human deaths followed: study Vultures may not be the most popular animal in the world, but the work they do is essential for human life, a new study has found. New research attributes 500,000 human deaths in India over the course of five years in the … Read more
Some dog owners say the temporary exemption Canada has received from the most onerous new U.S. rules for bringing dogs across the border doesn’t go far enough and the reprieve needs to be made permanent. Earlier this month the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that as of Aug. 1, dogs coming … Read more
Dear Dr. John, I have enjoyed helping dogs find homes for many years, including bringing dogs into the U.S. from other places. Puerto Rico has been a source of these pets through The Sato Project. These homeless dogs, with some love and good care including sterilization and vaccination, can end up in homes making for … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Centre has directed all states and UTs to ensure the availability of anti-rabies serum at all sub-health centres, primary health centres and urban primary health centres. It has stated that financial support will be provided for the procurement of the anti-rabies serum under the National Health Mission.Anti rabies serum is administered in … Read more
PANAJI: Isro chairman S Somanath on Wednesday said the space agency has decided to indigenously develop the environmental control and life support system (ECLSS) for the upcoming human space flight mission Gaganyaan, after it failed to get it from other countries. The Gaganyaan project envisages a demonstration of Indian Space Research Organisation’s human spaceflight capability … Read more
