Another rabies case reported within three days.

KARACHI -- A 40-year-old man brought to the Indus Hospital (IH) on Friday from Umerkot district with serious facial injuries inflicted by a dog was diagnosed with rabies.

It's the second rabies case within three days at the IH, raising the total number of rabies cases reported this year in the city to seven.

Three rabies cases have been reported at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre this year.

'The patient presented with clear signs of rabies, including hydrophobia (fear of water) and aerophobia (fear of drafts of air, gases or airborne matter) and we have admitted him for palliative care,' said Aftab Gohar, manager of the Rabies Prevention Centre at the IH, adding that it's the fourth rabies case at the hospital this year.

Quoting the family, he said the patient got injured over two weeks ago but the family didn't seek treatment at any health facility.

'They also shared that the patient developed fever and complained of difficulty in eating and swallowing three days ago.'

Earlier, a nine-year-old boy, also attacked on the face by a dog, was brought from Larkana district to the IH. He was diagnosed with rabies and died the same day at the health facility.

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