The Health Ministry and Nature and Parks Authority warned the public Monday of an animal suspected of rabies at Doga Beach in Ashkelon. Ten exposed people received preventive treatment; the animal has not been caught, the ministries said, as reported by Guy Varon on N12.
The Health Ministry and the Nature and Parks Authority warned the public Monday after an animal suspected of rabies was involved in an incident at Doga Beach in Ashkelon hours earlier, according to a report by Guy Varon on N12. Ten people who were exposed have received preventive rabies treatment in accordance with professional guidelines; the animal has not yet been caught. The incident remains under investigation by the relevant authorities.
This follows a separate incident reported by The Zioneer on Sunday in which an animal suspected of rabies came into contact with people at the same beach, with 10 people treated. On Saturday, 11 people were treated at Poriya Medical Center for jackal bites, mostly minors — an incident the Zioneer reported as background, though it involved a different beach and region. The new Ashkelon incident appears to be a second rabies-related exposure in the same area in two days, but authorities have not confirmed a connection.
3 developments
- StrongHealth Ministry warns 11 bitten by jackal suspected of rabies near Sea of Galilee
- DevelopingTwo jackal attacks reported at Kinneret's Doga Beach a day after bathers injured
- StrongJerusalem border police detain suspect for abusing a dog near Damascus Gate
- DevelopingFire in Ashkelon raises fears of trapped people
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