Northern Vietnamese man suffers from incurable rabies after dog bite

The family said after the patient was bitten by a stray dog, he beat the animal to death and ate it. He sought medical treatment at a private clinic before being transferred to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, where he tested positive for the rabies virus. The family said after the patient was bitten by a stray dog, he beat the animal to death and ate it. He sought medical treatment at a private clinic before being transferred to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, where he tested positive for the rabies virus. Previously, the Ministry of Health warned of a rabies outbreak risk nationwide after cases had been detected widely in Vietnamese provinces which were not previously rabies hotspots.