<p>Thiruvananthapuram: A seven-year-old girl who was mauled by a stray dog weeks ago has developed rabies symptoms despite receiving vaccination, her family said on Saturday.</p>.<p>As her condition worsened, the girl was shifted to the Sree Avittom Thirunal (SAT) Hospital here, where she is currently on ventilator support, they said.</p>.<p>A native of Kunnicode in the neighbouring Kollam district of Kerala, the girl was bitten on her elbow on April 8, her mother told the media.</p>.<p>The incident comes just days after a six-year-old girl in Malappuram district died of rabies despite having received vaccination.</p>.<p>“Soon after she was bitten, we thoroughly washed her wounds and took her to the nearby family health centre, where she was administered an anti-rabies vaccine,” the mother said.</p>.Probe into smoke incident at medical college underway, says Kerala CM; Cong slams health dept.<p>She added that her daughter was then taken to the Punalur Taluk Hospital, where she received additional medications and vaccine doses.</p>.<p>However, a few days ago, the girl suddenly developed severe pain at the wound site and came down with a fever, prompting her parents to rush her back to the hospital.</p>.<p>Subsequent tests confirmed that she had contracted rabies, her mother said, quoting doctors.</p>.<p>SAT Hospital authorities also confirmed that the girl had received all the recommended vaccine doses.</p>.<p>Her condition remains critical, and she continues to be on ventilator support, they added.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: A seven-year-old girl who was mauled by a stray dog weeks ago has developed rabies symptoms despite receiving vaccination, her family said on Saturday.</p>.<p>As her condition worsened, the girl was shifted to the Sree Avittom Thirunal (SAT) Hospital here, where she is currently on ventilator support, they said.</p>.<p>A native of Kunnicode in the neighbouring Kollam district of Kerala, the girl was bitten on her elbow on April 8, her mother told the media.</p>.<p>The incident comes just days after a six-year-old girl in Malappuram district died of rabies despite having received vaccination.</p>.<p>“Soon after she was bitten, we thoroughly washed her wounds and took her to the nearby family health centre, where she was administered an anti-rabies vaccine,” the mother said.</p>.Probe into smoke incident at medical college underway, says Kerala CM; Cong slams health dept.<p>She added that her daughter was then taken to the Punalur Taluk Hospital, where she received additional medications and vaccine doses.</p>.<p>However, a few days ago, the girl suddenly developed severe pain at the wound site and came down with a fever, prompting her parents to rush her back to the hospital.</p>.<p>Subsequent tests confirmed that she had contracted rabies, her mother said, quoting doctors.</p>.<p>SAT Hospital authorities also confirmed that the girl had received all the recommended vaccine doses.</p>.<p>Her condition remains critical, and she continues to be on ventilator support, they added.</p>