Policeman dies of rabies from domestic dog

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TUOITRE

A policeman in central Phu Yen Province’s Son Hoa District died Monday from rabies spread to him by his rabid dog more than three months ago, according to Cao Minh Hoa, chairman of the local people’s committee.

Lieutenant-colonel Nguyen Van Truong, 49, who had been bitten in the thumb by the dog on January 26, was admitted to Phu Yen hospital last Sunday with typical symptoms of rabies: insecure feelings and dread of wind, said Chau Khac Toan, a hospital doctor.

He was then transferred to the hospital’s infection control department and gone shortly after his family took him to another hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

The dog also bit other people like his wife and some neighbors so local medical officers are now monitoring their health, Hoa said.

A local doctor confirmed those who ate the dog which was given to them for slaughtering after it had bitten so many people will not develop the disease since the rabies virus could definitely not survive the cooking.

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