The Latest Breaking News from Yvonne Ford

‘Unusual presentation’ of rabies on grandmother affected diagnosis but ‘did not affect fatal outcome’

Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, died four months after she suffered a minor scratch from a dog while on holiday in Morocco

The Independent UK · Mar 5

Family of UK grandmother who died from rabies tell jury of ‘trauma, loss and devastation’

Yvonne Ford suffered from hydrophobia – the fear of water – which is a symptom found only with rabies

The Independent UK · Mar 4

Briton was diagnosed with rabies after psychiatrist raised fears, inquest told

Yvonne Ford, who died after scratch from dog in Morocco, was referred to mental health expert by perplexed medics

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3

‘I need to help’: Barnsley woman’s rabies death inspires dog-vaccinating mission

Robyn Thomson immunised thousands of animals in Cambodia after shocking death of her mother

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2

Should I be worried about rabies on holiday and where is it a risk?

Rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025

Voices: Why I’ll never pet stray dogs on holiday again

COMMENT: 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

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025

Can A Rabies Patient Survive Via Vaccine? Questions Rise As Brit Dies From Light Scratch From A Puppy In Morocco

The woman died on June 11 at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, where she had been transferred after being diagnosed at Barnsley Hospital.

International Business Times UK · Jun 19, 2025

Pictured: British mother who died from rabies after being 'scratched very slightly' by a puppy in Morocco

Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, came in contact with the dog while on holiday in February this year

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025

Woman dies of rabies in Yorkshire after contact with dog in Morocco

Yvonne Ford, from Barnsley, had contact with stray animal while on holiday, UK Health Security Agency says

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025

Grandmother dies from rabies after ‘very slight scratch’ from puppy in Morocco

Yvonne Ford was on holiday in North Africa in February and only fell ill two weeks ago

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025