The stray dog menace is increasingly posing a threat for patients, attendants, doctors, nurses, other staff and medical students alike.
Kottayam
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Stray dog attacks four people in
Palakkad
The stray dog menace at Kottayam govt medical college hospital (MCH) seems to only get worse after a five-year-old was bitten on the hospital premises on Friday.The child, who had accompanied her mother who had come to sell lottery tickets at the hospital, was bitten behind the ear and is undergoing treatment at the MCH’s children’s wing. She is expected to be discharged on Saturday.Friday’s incident comes months after medical students were bitten by stray dogs near the children’s wing.The stray dog menace is increasingly posing a threat for patients, attendants, doctors, nurses, other staff and medical students alike.Arpookkara panchayat, under whose jurisdiction the MCH falls, had earlier intervened to curb the menace when it became severe, sources said. Although a plan prepared by MCH authorities was proposed to address the issue, it is yet to be carried out.Four people, including two schoolchildren, were bitten by a stray dog while they were waiting for a bus at Nattukal in Mannarkkad, Palakkad, on Friday morning.The incident occurred around 8am at Nattukal 53rd Mile. The two children were waiting for the bus to take them to school when the stray dog suddenly attacked them.The children suffered bites on their hands and legs.Two residents, Sabeela, 45, and Abubacker, 42, of Kodakkad, were also bitten while attempting to rescue the children.All four injured persons were taken to Mannarkkad taluk hospital, where they received primary treatment and preventive vaccinations.Residents of Nattukal said stray dog attacks had become a serious concern in the area, with pedestrians and schoolchildren facing increased risk. They urged the authorities to take immediate action to control the stray dog menace.