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| Rabies victim who died after cat bite named as Omar Zouhri | Rabies victim who died after cat bite named as Omar Zouhri |
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| A man who died after contracting rabies while on holiday has been named locally as Omar Zouhri. | A man who died after contracting rabies while on holiday has been named locally as Omar Zouhri. |
| Mr Zouhri, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, contracted the disease after being bitten by cat in Morocco. | Mr Zouhri, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, contracted the disease after being bitten by cat in Morocco. |
| Dr Tina Kenny, medical director of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, confirmed that he passed away at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. | Dr Tina Kenny, medical director of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, confirmed that he passed away at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. |
| She said an internal review would be carried out "given that deaths from rabies are so rare in this country". | She said an internal review would be carried out "given that deaths from rabies are so rare in this country". |
| In a statement, Dr Kenny offered her "sincere condolences" to Mr Zouhri's family and urged them to "get in touch" if they had any "concerns about the care they received at our hospital". | In a statement, Dr Kenny offered her "sincere condolences" to Mr Zouhri's family and urged them to "get in touch" if they had any "concerns about the care they received at our hospital". |
| She said Mr Zouhri attended Stoke Mandeville Hospital before being "transferred to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford as the regional referral centre for infectious diseases". | She said Mr Zouhri attended Stoke Mandeville Hospital before being "transferred to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford as the regional referral centre for infectious diseases". |
| "Given that deaths from rabies are so rare in this country, we have already begun our own internal review of Mr Zouhri's care and understand that an inquest into his death will be opened in due course," she added. | "Given that deaths from rabies are so rare in this country, we have already begun our own internal review of Mr Zouhri's care and understand that an inquest into his death will be opened in due course," she added. |
| Five Britons became infected from rabies between 2000 and 2017 after "animal exposures abroad". | |
| According to the World Health Organization, the disease occurs in more than 150 countries and causes tens of thousands of deaths every year, mainly in Asia and Africa. | According to the World Health Organization, the disease occurs in more than 150 countries and causes tens of thousands of deaths every year, mainly in Asia and Africa. |
| In up to 99% of cases, domestic dogs are responsible for the transmission of the virus to humans. | In up to 99% of cases, domestic dogs are responsible for the transmission of the virus to humans. |
| Public Health England (PHE) reminded travellers to avoid touching animals in rabies-affected countries. | Public Health England (PHE) reminded travellers to avoid touching animals in rabies-affected countries. |
| What is rabies? | What is rabies? |
| Source: Public Health England/World Health Organization | Source: Public Health England/World Health Organization |