Thursday, 1 August 2013

Disease

Rabies outbreak jumps species in Taiwan

Health authorities on the island have been battling to contain a rabies outbreak among so-called ferret-badgers, with at least 18 cases among the weasel-like animals confirmed so far.

On Wednesday officials confirmed the disease had spread to a shrew, fuelling fears that it could mutate further to affect domestic pets - greatly increasing the risk to humans.

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