MOROCO: Briton dies from rabies after cat bite

A Briton has died after contracting rabies while on holiday in Morocco, health officials have said. Public health officials said the victim became infected after being bitten by a cat. Rabies is not found in wild or domestic animals in the UK, but five Britons became infected between 2000 and 2017 after “animal exposures abroad”. […]

A Briton has died after contracting rabies while on holiday in Morocco, health officials have said.

Public health officials said the victim became infected after being bitten by a cat.

Rabies is not found in wild or domestic animals in the UK, but five Britons became infected between 2000 and 2017 after “animal exposures abroad”.

Rabies is a viral infection that affects the brain and central nervous system. It is common in Asia and Africa.