Rabies Panic: 200 Vaccinated After Funeral Raita Made From Infected Buffalo Milk

• Approximately 200 residents of Piprauli village, Budaun, UP, received anti-rabies vaccines as a precaution.
• The vaccination drive followed the discovery that raita served at a funeral was made from the milk of a buffalo suspected of having rabies.
• The buffalo, bitten by a dog, died on December 26, days after its milk was used for raita at a funeral on December 23.
• Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rameshwar Mishra confirmed the buffalo showed rabies symptoms, prompting the precautionary vaccination.
• Health officials stated that while boiling milk usually eliminates rabies risk, vaccination was done to avert any potential danger, and no illness has spread.

Why It Matters: Precautionary rabies vaccination for 200 villagers after raita from a rabid buffalo's milk was consumed.