London: A British woman, who was bitten by a dog in India, has died of rabies in Landon, report says.
The unnamed patient had been undergoing treatment in an isolation unit at University College Hospital, London. It was the first case of rabies to occur in England in seven years.
‘We regret to announce that a patient being treated for rabies by the Hospital for Tropical Diseases and colleagues at University College Hospital died over the weekend,” Daily Mail quoted spokesman of the hospital.
‘The patient’s family have kindly requested for the media to respect their privacy during this very difficult time and we will not be releasing any further details, nor will the family be making any statements. Our sincere condolences go out to them.’
The woman is believed to have caught the illness from a puppy while visiting India with her husband.
Professor Tom Solomon, of the Institute of Infection and Global Health at the University of Liverpool, said the mortality rate of rabies was ‘almost 100 per cent’.
‘Almost everyone who gets bitten but doesn’t seek help will die within a few weeks of the symptoms starting to show,’ he said.
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