A British woman has died from rabies after she was "scratched" by a puppy in Morocco, her family said. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had light contact with the stray dog while on holiday in February in the North African country.

Months after being scratched by a stray dog, Yvonne Ford lost “her ability to walk, talk, sleep, swallow,” said her daughter, revealing Ford died of rabies

The recent death of a British woman from rabies after a holiday in Morocco is a sobering reminder of the risks posed by this almost universally fatal disease, once symptoms begin.