Philippines orders 13 treated after eating meat of rabid dog
Philippine health officials were treating 13 people after it was discovered that they had eaten meat from a dog that was later diagnosed with rabies, a city veterinarian said.
Philippine health officials were treating 13 people after it was discovered that they had eaten meat from a dog that was later diagnosed with rabies, a city veterinarian said yesterday.
The discovery that the four adults and nine children had eaten the infected dog meat came during an investigation into a suspected rabies case in the outskirts of the southern city of Zamboanga, said local government veterinarian Mario Arriola.
The dog had died mysteriously last week, Arriola said.
"We went to the place to investigate if it bit other animals. We had them chop off the head and send it to the laboratory for an examination," he said.
It was only after the examination confirmed that the dog had rabies that it was learned that the animal's meat had been served up by local residents.
"We were informed that the adults ate the diseased dog. They did not know it was positive for rabies. Unfortunately, there were some kids who ate it too," he said.