<p>A 27-year-old man died of severe health complications after reportedly being bitten by a stray dog and a cat in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/thane-crime-two-held-for-theft-of-gold-biscuits-worth-rs-25-lakh-23446669" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thane district</a> of Maharashtra, an official said, PTI reported.</p>
<p>Bhagwan Mandlik, a resident of Kalyan town, died at a hospital in Mumbai on Thursday evening after his health deteriorated.</p>
<p>According to Mandlik's family, he was bitten by a <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/two-men-booked-for-killing-stray-dog-in-thanes-bhiwandi-23446011" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">stray dog</a> while strolling in the Golden Park neighbourhood two months ago and then by a cat a few days later, but he did not seek medical assistance for either incident, PTI cited.</p>
<p>The civic authorities said in a release that Mandlik did not report both the incidents and did not take a rabies shot.</p>
<p>Earlier this week, he began to have significant symptoms, such as headaches, body aches, and a dry throat. He was admitted to many hospitals before being sent to Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai, where he died, they added.</p>
<p>Dr. Deepa Shukla, the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation's medical health officer, verified the man's death and released a statement advising locals to seek prompt medical attention following any animal bite, PTI cited.</p>
<h2>Thane: 249 dog-bite cases seen in Bhiwandi in two days</h2>
<p>Five-year-old Raiba Sheikh&rsquo;s family in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-leopard-spotted-near-bhiwandi-warehouse-rescue-operations-launched-by-forest-officials-23446345" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Bhiwandi</a> had the worst two days of their lives, as their only daughter was admitted to Thane&rsquo;s civil hospital after being brutally attacked by a rabid dog. Her uncle Imran Sheikh said the doctors had told the family she would have to undergo surgery.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Her father is an auto-rickshaw driver. It happened while she was near a municipal school in Shanti Wadi. Suddenly, she was attacked by the dog, which went on to bite more people, running all the way to a nearby masjid,&rdquo; he said.</p>
<p>In total, there were 45 dog-bite cases in this area on July 8, 2024. Out of the 45, hospital records show that more than 25 were children. The day prior, there were 60 dog-bite cases in Kamat Nagar in Bhiwandi. In just two days, the state-run Indira Gandhi hospital in Bhiwandi was overwhelmed with about 249 dog cases, which included cases from other areas.</p>
<p>Mid-day verified the hospital records, which show <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/thane-249-dog-bite-cases-seen-in-bhiwandi-in-two-days-23362301" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">victims as young as four years old and as old as those in their 70s</a>. &ldquo;There were a total of 135 cases on July 8 and 114 cases on July 7. Most of them were adults. There is one paediatric patient admitted here; the rest were discharged. Three more paediatric patients were referred to the civil hospital,&rdquo; said Dr Madhvi, chief medical officer at Indira Gandhi Hospital.</p>
<p><br />(With inputs from PTI)</p><p>
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