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English Grandmother Dies of Rabies After Trip to Morocco

ByFamagusta Gazette

Jun 19, 2025

An English grandmother has died from rabies after being infected by a puppy in Morocco earlier this year.

According to her family, she first began showing symptoms two weeks ago, months after returning from her vacation.

In a Facebook post, her daughter wrote that the woman had been “almost” scratched by a puppy during her trip in February.

Her symptoms started with a headache and later worsened until she was unable to walk, talk, sleep, or swallow.

“When she was scratched, she didn’t think it was anything harmful,” her daughter wrote.

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