Event Brief
Rabid seals bite at least 176 people in South Africa
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 07, 2026 at 5:07 PM ET
Summary: At least 176 people were bitten by Cape fur seals during a marine rabies outbreak along South Africa’s western and southern coasts. Researchers say the virus is now endemic in the seals and could spread to other, more vulnerable marine mammals, potentially as far south as Antarctica and Marion Island.
WHO: Seal researcher Dr Tess Gridley and colleagues
WHAT: Cape fur seals with marine rabies bit at least 176 people during an outbreak along South Africa’s coasts.
WHEN: Dec 31, 2025
WHERE: South Africa (western and southern coastlines)
WHY: The outbreak is spreading as the rabies virus spreads among Cape fur seals, increasing interactions that lead to more bites and raising concern for spillover to other marine mammals.
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