Rabies death in Rio, Brazil

24 June 2020

Health authorities in Rio de Janeiro have issued a warning to local municipalities after the (delayed) confirmation of rabies in a teenager who died back in March – he had been bitten by a bat in Angra dos Reis in January this year but had not sought post-exposure treatment. His is the first recorded rabies death in the state in 14 years. Read More

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South America

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