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New Delhi is moving to classify human rabies as a notifiable disease, a step that requires all confirmed cases to be officially reported to public health authorities. This measure enables real-time disease surveillance, early detection of outbreaks, and faster public health responses. Rabies is a viral disease transmitted through the saliva of infected animals such as dogs, cats, bats, and monkeys, typically via bites, scratches, or open wounds. Since rabies is almost 100 percent fatal once symptoms appear, timely reporting, vaccination, and preventive measures are critical to saving lives and controlling the spread of the disease.