Scientists Identify 1st Known Outbreak of Rabies in Seals
Scientists Identify First Known Outbreak of Rabies in Seals
Scientist in South Africa believe they have successfully identified the first time the rabies virus has spread to sea mammals, in this case among 24 dead Cape fur seals. The bodies of the sea mammals were discovered in various locations across the west and south coast of the country, according to state veterinarian Dr. Lesley van Helden.
Rabies has been found for the first time in a new species, according to scientists, who discovered that the infection had ...
With more and more seals tested for diseases as a result of this, experts are concerned about the rise of rabies within the species. As well as the uptick in aggressive behavior reported by ...
“Although the behaviour looked ‘rabid’, our best scientific knowledge was that seals don’t get rabies,” says Dr Tess Gridley, founding director of Sea Search, an NGO specialising in ...
It comes after a rare outbreak of rabies was declared in seals in Cape Town in July. Eleven of the animals tested positive for the deadly bug, after seals with "cherry-red, evil eyes" were seen ...
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A local environmental group is concerned about an outbreak of seal rabies among South Africa's seal colony, which could spread to Namibia.
Cape fur seals with rabies have infected at least seven people in South Africa and vaccinations will be trialed to try to contain what is the first documented outbreak of the disease in a marine ...
Read full article: Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals Tests on dead Cape fur seals in South Africa have shown some had rabies.
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