Rabies -- Thailand
A 32-year-old man in Surin province has become the 1st person to die of rabies this year [2019].
The Disease Control Department Director-General, Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, says the man was bitten by a stray dog last November [2018] but never sought an anti-rabies vaccination.
The man developed fever and had difficulty swallowing before lab tests confirmed he had rabies, according to Suwannachai.
Providing advice to reduce chances of contracting rabies (which is already
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6446053&promed&0
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