<p>State Health department has declared human rabies as a notifiable disease under the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020.</p>.<p>With this, all government and private health facilities in the state will have to report to the department about all suspected, probable and confirmed human rabies cases they see.</p>.<p>"This will facilitate contact tracing and prophylactic measures by strengthening surveillance and disease reporting systems," Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said.</p>.<p>The aim is to eliminate rabies in the state by 2030, he added.</p>.<p>Currently, the annual rabies data with the department is incomplete and inaccurate.</p>
<p>State Health department has declared human rabies as a notifiable disease under the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020.</p>.<p>With this, all government and private health facilities in the state will have to report to the department about all suspected, probable and confirmed human rabies cases they see.</p>.<p>"This will facilitate contact tracing and prophylactic measures by strengthening surveillance and disease reporting systems," Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said.</p>.<p>The aim is to eliminate rabies in the state by 2030, he added.</p>.<p>Currently, the annual rabies data with the department is incomplete and inaccurate.</p>