Summary:
Since I had taken part in the ritual, I took vaccination as a preventive measure,” said zilla panchayat member Sarvottham Gowda The hospital staff had informed the family members about rabies, but the latter didn’t pass on the message to the gathering. Doctors at a Puttur hospital, where he was initially treated, referred him to a hospital in Mangaluru. They cautioned his family members against elaborate rituals at home over fears of infection and advised them to take the body directly to the burial ground. On August 27, he died at the hospital.Doctors studied the man’s blood reports and concluded he was a victim of rabies..