Seals With Rabies Scare Away South Africa Surfers

Nine seals have tested positive for rabies around Cape Town, South Africa, and surfers are swimming scared. Just last month, one seal bit several surfers in a matter of minutes. Scientists are sequencing the virus to try to figure out how rabies entered the seal population. Before 2021, there had only been one case of a seal contracting rabies in 1980. Any surfer or swimmer bitten by a seal is encouraged to seek medical care. So far, none of the surfers who were bitten by infected seals were infected themselves. (The Guardian)