Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known ...
Sep 20, 2024 · Tests on dead Cape fur seals in South Africa have shown some had rabies. Scientists say they believe it's the first evidence of the incurable disease spreading in a marine mammal species.
Rabies Is Spreading in South African Seals, Scientists Say
Jul 25, 2024 · Rabies Is Spreading in South African Seals, Scientists Say. The outbreak may be the first ever documented in marine mammals. Share full article. A dead seal in Elands Bay, South Africa, in...
Why are Cape fur seals in South Africa infected with rabies?
Sep 7, 2024 · Rabies is endemic among southern African jackals, which prey on seal pups in land-based colonies on the West Coast of South Africa and Namibia.
South Africa: Dead seals on Cape Town beaches raise fears about ... - CNN
Jul 12, 2024 · Dead seals are washing up along beaches in South Africa’s port city of Cape Town, a coastal management official told CNN Friday, amid an outbreak of rabies in the marine animals.
Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known ...
Sep 20, 2024 · Authorities in South Africa first discovered rabies in Cape fur seals in June after a dog was bitten by a seal on a Cape Town beach. The dog became infected with rabies, prompting rabies...
Scientists identify first known outbreak of rabies in seals
Sep 20, 2024 · Authorities in South Africa first discovered rabies in Cape fur seals in June after a dog was bitten by a seal on a Cape Town beach. The dog became infected with rabies, prompting rabies...
First known outbreak of rabies in seals reported in South Africa
Sep 20, 2024 · Authorities in South Africa first discovered rabies in Cape fur seals in June after a dog was bitten by a seal on a Cape Town beach. The dog became infected with rabies, prompting rabies...
Rabid seals are attacking people in South Africa | Live Science
Jul 16, 2024 · A string of fur seal attacks on surfers and beachgoers in Cape Town has been linked to an outbreak of rabies, with 11 seals testing positive for the virus so far.
Quarterly update for rabies (May to July 2024) - NICD
Aug 2, 2024 · During the period of 1 May to 31 July 2024, human rabies was laboratory-confirmed in two cases from the Eastern Cape and one case from KwaZulu-Natal. For the year to date, six people died of rabies in South Africa.
Eurosurveillance | Ongoing rabies outbreak in dogs of …
More than 430 cases of rabies have been confirmed in dogs in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality of South Africa since July 2021. We describe the ongoing outbreak, its geographical spread and six related human deaths that have occurred.