Rabid seals bite at least 176 people as fatal disease spreads, threatening other species
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All 1 reports on Mon, 7 September 2026
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Tess GridleyVan HeldenLesley Van HeldenIlse JenkinsonResearch SquareWorld Organisation For Animal HealthCape Department Of AgricultureParis, France (General), FranceNamibiaCape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaMuizenberg, Western Cape, South AfricaAlgoa Bay, Eastern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricanJeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape, South AfricaAngolaAmericaAntarctica
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Mon, 7 September 2026
1 report- dailymaverick.co.za22:03first to report
At least 176 people have been bitten by Cape fur seals during the marine rabies outbreak along the western and southern coast of South Africa. Scientists warn that the disease is now endemic to this s…