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Evening Standard
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Michael Howie

First UK rabies death in 13 years as holidaymaker dies after contact with stray dog in Morocco

File picture of a stray dog - (PA Archive/PA Images)

A person has died in Yorkshire from rabies after contact with a stray dog while on holiday in Morocco, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

The individual was diagnosed in Yorkshire and the Humber, the UKHSA said in a statement released on Wednesday.

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