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There's no rabies in the UK, right?

• gambiting 8y ago
  No, apparently it has been fully eradicated in 1922, and only deaths due to rabies were due to bites while abroad.
  • pvaldes 8y ago
    Last death: Scotland 2002. A chiropterologist studying native bats. He had not travelled out of UK
    • circlefavshape 8y ago
      Now chiropterologists all get vaccinated as a matter of course (source - my wife is one).
      • LandR 8y ago
        I initially read that as chiropractor and was very confused... I obviously need beer!
• fyfy18 8y ago
  My father had to catch and release a bat which flew into our house a few years ago. Even though he wasn't knowingly bitten or scratched, our GP still recommended he have the vaccine just in case.