Increasing number of stray dogs- awaited human rabies disaster in Chamba town of Himachal Pradesh

Arvind Kumar Dhiman; Pragya Dixit

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20190225

Authors

Arvind Kumar Dhiman Department of Community Medicine, Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
Pragya Dixit Department of Community Medicine, Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20190225

Keywords:

Stray dogs, Rabies, Garbage

Abstract

Chamba is an ancient small town of Himachal Pradesh. The town is located at an altitude of 996 metres (3,268 ft) on the bank of the Ravi River.The population town is 19930 [Census 2011]. Since it is headquarter of district, the offices of various departments are situated here. There are large numbers of temples, palaces and because of its scenic beauty there is continuous visit of tourists to this place. All these conditions lead to heavy crowd of people in the town round the year.

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