Please take animal bites seriously, vaccinate your pets and educate those around you,’ say Yvonne Ford’s family ...

The last recorded rabies death in the UK was in 2018, when Omar Zouhri, a 58-year-old kebab shop worker, was bitten by a cat while visiting family in Mehdya, Morocco.

THE family of British mum who died from rabies after being scratched by a stray puppy while on a holiday in Morocco have paid a heartbreaking tribute. Yvonne Ford, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, ...

THE virus that causes rabies has been found in a bat in a back garden in Britain. The rodent was found in Shorwell on the Isle of Wight and tested tested positive for European Bat Lyssavirus-1 ...

Analysis - The recent death of a British woman from rabies after a holiday in Morocco is a sobering reminder of the risks posed by this almost universally fatal disease, once symptoms begin.

The death of a Yorkshire woman from rabies after she was scratched by a puppy in Morocco is a reminder that being bitten by fleas isn’t the worst thing can happen on a holiday abroad, says Kat Brown ...

Rabies death Morocco: Should you be worried about rabies when on holiday, symptoms and is there a vaccine? By Sarah McCann. Health writer. Comment. Published 19th Jun 2025, 15:12 BST.

“Rabies is endemic in many parts of the world, including popular holiday destinations such as Morocco, Turkey, India, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

Following recent news of the death of a British tourist from rabies in Morocco which captured global interest, Soi Dog’s ...

This is the British woman who has died of rabies after contracting the fatal disease from a scratch by a stray puppy on holiday in Morocco several months ago. Grandmother Yvonne Ford, 59, from ...

“Rabies is endemic in many parts of the world, including popular holiday destinations such as Morocco, Turkey, India, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia.