Public Health Agency warns about rabies for people going abroad - Derry Journal

With many getting ready to head off on their summer holidays, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is taking the opportunity to remind travellers about the risk of catching rabies from animals.

Rabies is an acute viral infection and it is essential to get treatment if you have been bitten, as rabies is almost certainly fatal. The infection causes swelling of the brain and symptoms usually s… [+2175 chars]

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