A British national has died from rabies after contact with a stray dog while on holiday in Morocco.
The person was diagnosed in Yorkshire and the Humber region where precautionary measures are being take to stop the spread.
Dr Katherine Russell, head of emerging infections and zoonoses at UKHSA, said at UKHSA, said: ‘I would like to extend my condolences to their family at this time.
‘If you are bitten, scratched or licked by an animal in a country where rabies is found then you should wash the wound or site of exposure with plenty of soap and water and seek medical advice without delay in order to get post-exposure treatment to prevent rabies.
‘There is no risk to the wider public in relation to this case. Human cases of rabies are extremely rare in the UK, and worldwide there are no documented instances of direct human-to-human transmission.’
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