Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 27 (ANI): In a strange case, a huge number of locals rushed for anti-rabies jabs in Gwalior after they consumed food made from the milk of a buffalo that died allegedly of a dog bite, on Saturday.

According to the reports, a buffalo died three days after the bite of a rabid dog in Chandpur village of Dabra district.

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The people who consumed food made from buffalo milk reached the hospital to get an injection of anti-rabies.

"There was panic and a huge crowd gathered outside hospitals; around 40 took the anti-rabies vaccine. We educated them that the virus isn't transferred through buffalo milk," said Dr Manish Sharma, Gwalior Chief Medical Officer. (ANI)

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