Wednesday, 28 February 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (12): Africa (S Africa) Asia (Thailand) animal, human

Rabies -- South Africa
A local woman was on the receiving end of a rabies scare last week [week of 19 Feb 2018] when she was bitten by a horse. LM, who lives on a farm near Doringkop, inland from Stanger [KwaZulu-Natal], told the Courier she approached the horse on [Mon 19 Feb 2018] thinking it was sick. "It was lying down, which made me think maybe it had colic and then the best thing to do is try get them back up on their feet," she said.
While trying to help the horse, she got too close and was bitten.

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5655831&promed&0

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