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Rabies never went out of Europe. In C&E Europe it exists since I remember, and you get shots every time anything bites you.
by ajuc 8y ago
Rabies never went out of Europe. In C&E Europe it exists since I remember, and you get shots every time anything bites you.
- pvaldes 8y agoYou are right, I should have say European Union, not Europe. The areas of Spain in the European continent are declared free from the presence of rabies virus, but rare cases can occur. We had a case in 2013 from a female dog that got the virus after a travel to Morocco.
- ajuc 8y agoPoland is in EU since 2004, you would still be wrong :) Also AFAIK Germany isn't free of rabies, either.
- biztos 8y agoSounds like Germany is free of it, officially, except for bats. Caution is advised... http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/medizin-ernaehrung/tollwut-die-gefahr-ist-nicht-gebannt-15148551.html http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wissen/medizin-ernaehrung/tollwut...
- pvaldes 8y agoInteresting. Is rabies endemic in Poland?
- ajuc 8y agoYes, wild red foxes and bats are the main infected populations. It's not very common, and the last human victim was in 2002 apparently, but it's there and you have to follow the rules if something bites you.
- pvaldes 8y agoHum, I see: a young man dead in 2002 in Podkarpackie (unknown origin) and also a woman dead in 2000 in Warmian-Masurian after being bitten by her cat.