"Rabies Outbreak in Central Russia Affects Some 20 People"
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According to reports, an outbreak of
rabies in the Nizhniy Novgorod region of Russia has affected 20 people in 10
districts. NTV Moscow said that an emergency vaccination plan is being
implemented in Mukhtolovo after a rabid dog bit a number of residents. The
report noted that individuals who have been bitten or who may have been in
contact with the dog are lining up at area clinics to get vaccinated against
rabies. Cases of rabies have also been recorded in Tatarstan, Chuvashiya,
Mordovia, Vladimir, and Ryazan.
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