14995 in kolhapur circle satara district reported the highest 20300 cases followed by kolhapur district 16406 and sangli district 14888 in latur circle osmanabad district recorded highest 25029 cases followed by beed district 23820 nanded district 17417 and latur district 16583 in mumbai circle thane district reported the most 60179 dogbite cases followed by raigad district 17500 in nagpur circle chandrapur district reported the maximum 16224 dogbite cases followed by wardha district 12756 and nagpur district 10525 in nashik circle ahmednagar district had the highest 40739 dogbite cases followed by nashik district 39984 in pune circle solapur district reported 426 dog bite cases followed by pune district 386 of the 40 rabies deaths reported in 201314 gondia district reported 12 deaths followed by nashik district 9 yavatmal district 8 ahmednagar district 6 and chandrapur district 4 people in rural areas tend to use traditional methods to treat dogbite cases before reporting to a hospital a paste of lime turmeric and bitter gourd leaves is applied to the dogbite wound moreover people cover the wound by tying a cloth around it which is wrong the wound must be kept open as covering it can facilitate the spread of infection a health official said according to the association for prevention and control of rabies in india greater awareness about rabies and timely treatment combined with efforts at controlling the stray dog population pet dog licensing and annual antirabies vaccination of animals are necessary to control the infection