A grandmother who died from rabies four months after being scratched by a stray puppy in Morocco was only diagnosed when doctors thought she was suffering a mental health crisis, an inquest has heard. I was concerned the diagnosis might be rabies in the context of having a stray dog bite three months ago. The inquest heard that Mrs Ford also visited her GP with headaches and a complaint of reaction to an insect bite in March and April of last year. Dog licensing, euthanasia of stray dog and quarantining were credited with killing off the virus. Popular tourist destinations such as Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Turkey all carry a high risk of dogs transmitting rabies to people.

Source: Daily Mail March 04, 2026 03:17 UTC