India, Feb. 7 -- A 33-year-old man from Daund taluka died of rabies on Wednesday night while undergoing treatment at Naidu Infectious Diseases Hospital, Baner. He succumbed to the infection nearly three months after he was bitten by a stray dog, despite taking anti-rabies vaccines and receiving immunoglobulin doses, said the officials on Friday.

The deceased, Mahesh Rajendra Nagwade, was an accountant at the Pune District Central Cooperative Bank in Dahitane, Daund, 40-kilometers away from Pune.

According to health officials, Nagwade was bitten by a stray dog on the evening of November 6, 2025, near his home in Khamgaon. The bite caused a 6-cm lacerated wound on the backside of his right leg near the knee.

He initially took treatment a...