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Briton diagnosed with rabies after psychiatrist raised fears, inquest told
UK News•March 3, 2026 at 4:55 PMNational

Briton diagnosed with rabies after psychiatrist raised fears, inquest told

By Raphael Boyd•The Guardian - UK News

Yvonne Ford, who died after scratch from dog in Morocco, was referred to mental health expert by perplexed medicsA woman who died in the UK after contracting rabies while on holiday in Morocco was diagnosed with the disease after a psychiatrist was called in to assess her symptoms, an inquest has heard.Yvonne Ford, 59, died in Sheffield Royal Hallamshire hospital on 11 June, four months after she was scratched by a puppy in February while on a beach in the north African country. Continue reading...

Yvonne Ford, who died after scratch from dog in Morocco, was referred to mental health expert by perplexed medics

A woman who died in the UK after contracting rabies while on holiday in Morocco was diagnosed with the disease after a psychiatrist was called in to assess her symptoms, an inquest has heard.

Yvonne Ford, 59, died in Sheffield Royal Hallamshire hospital on 11 June, four months after she was scratched by a puppy in February while on a beach in the north African country.

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