Rabid seals bite at least 176 people as fatal disease spreads, threatening other species
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South African researchers have warned about a likely increase in the number of people and dogs being attacked by rabid Cape fur seals, and the possible spread of this fatal disease to other marine mammal species as far south as Antarctica.
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South African researchers have warned about a likely increase in the number of people and dogs being attacked by rabid Cape fur seals, and the possible spread of this fatal disease to other marine mammal species as far south as Antarctica.
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