Karnataka is confronting a significant public health challenge with snakebite envenoming, despite efforts to align with the National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming ...

Bengaluru: Thanks to the rapid urbanisation, which is encroaching upon the habitat of snakes -- Karnataka is witnessing a steep rise in snake bites and deaths. The year 2024 witnessed 13,235, ...

Karnataka declared rabies a notifiable disease in December 2022 to ensure systematic reporting of cases and treatment. It has also declared snakebite A notifiable disease and mandated reporting of all ...

A viral video showing a snake emerging from a car’s side mirror while the vehicle was in motion, has triggered widespread concern and prompted authorities to issue safety advisories for motorists. The ...

In a heart-warming incident, a family whose child had died of snake bite, rescued the reptile and released it in the forest, in Karnataka. On May 31, Amit Gurulinga Sindhur, 10, was bitten by a snake ...

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has issued a circular directing all the government and private hospitals to maintain a mandatory stock of Anti-Rabies Vaccines (ARV), rabies immunoglobulin and Anti ...

The Karnataka government has amended the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act, 2007, to strengthen legal provisions ensuring timely and lifesaving treatment for dog, animal, and snake ...

In a note issued to the PCCF, the minister stated that the department should provide training to interested field staff in rescuing of snakes.

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has issued a circular directing all government and private hospitals to maintain a mandatory stock of Anti-Rabies Vaccines (ARV), rabies immunoglobulin, and ...