It is reported that he was bitten by a dog two months ago and has been experiencing health issues since then.
Published Jul 10, 2025 | 11:14 AM ⚊ Updated Jul 10, 2025 | 11:14 AM
Edwin Brian, a native of Kuppatti village near Denkanikottai in the Krishnagiri district, had been working at a private factory.
Synopsis: A 24-year-old man died following health complications at a hospital near Hosur in Tamil Nadu. Locals alleged that he was bitten by a stray dog and claimed that there was a disease outbreak among local dogs.
A 24-year-old man died following health complications at a hospital near Hosur in Tamil Nadu late on Wednesday, 9 July. Locals alleged that he was bitten by a stray dog and claimed that there was a disease outbreak among local dogs.
The deceased has been identified as Edwin Brian, a native of Kuppatti village near Denkanikottai in the Krishnagiri district, who had been working at a private factory.
It is reported that he was bitten by a dog two months ago and has been experiencing health issues since then. On Wednesday evening, after his condition worsened, he was taken to the nearby government primary health centre at Kakkadasam for treatment.
As his condition required further care, he was referred to the Hosur Government Hospital, where he died later that night despite receiving treatment.
It is being reported that Brian did not receive proper treatment following the dog bite.
Relatives alleged that dogs in the Kuppatti village area are spreading disease and that several people have been bitten. They claim that the dog bite was the cause of Brian’s death.
A case has been registered at Thally Police Station, and an investigation is underway.
In January 2025, Tamil Nadu recorded the third-highest number of reported dog bite cases in India, with a staggering 48,931 incidents, according to data from the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.
In the following three months, the number rose to 1.24 lakh cases, according to the figures from the Directorate of Public Health (DPH) and Preventive Medicine. This trend reflects the scale of the problem seen through 2024, which saw a total of 4.8 lakh dog bite incidents and 47 deaths due to rabies.
Recently, citing two recent rabies deaths despite vaccination in Kerala, the DPH and Preventive Medicine reiterated the need to train healthcare workers to identify the dog bite category and administer rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) appropriately along with anti-rabies vaccine (ARV).
It ordered health officials across the state to ensure round-the-clock rabies vaccination at all Primary Health Centres (PHCs) for all animal bite victims and added that the staff must administer rabies immunoglobulin for severe exposure and bites.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil with inputs from Subash Chandra Bose.)
