200 UP Villagers Get Rabies Shots After Eating Raita From Infected Buffalo Milk

• Nearly 200 residents of Piprauli village, UP, received anti-rabies vaccines after consuming raita made from milk of a buffalo suspected of having rabies.
• The buffalo, bitten by a dog, died on December 26 after showing rabies symptoms; its milk was used for raita at a funeral on December 23.
• Villagers sought preventive vaccination at Ujhani Community Health Centre due to fear of infection.
• Chief Medical Officer Rameshwar Mishra stated that despite boiling milk usually killing the virus, vaccination was a precaution, emphasizing "prevention is better than cure."
• No illness has been reported in the village so far, and health officials are monitoring the situation and dispelling rumors.

Why It Matters: Over 200 UP villagers took rabies shots as a precaution after consuming milk from a rabid buffalo.