The 62-year-old man from Tuyen Hoa District was attacked by the dog when holding it for the vaccination, injuring his left arm, said Doctor Cao Thi Phuong, director of the district’s health centre.
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Three days after the incident happened, the dog died. Meanwhile, the man’s health condition remained stable. However, until August 1, he felt tired and scared of light, so he was taken to Vietnam-Cuba Dong Hoi Hospital. Doctors there decided to send him to Hue General Hospital in critical condition. At the hospital, he was diagnosed with rabies and died on August 2.
Earlier, two people in Tuyen Hoa also died from rabies, including a 15-year-old student who died two months after being bitten by a dog.