Rabies deaths are rising. What is going wrong?

The Telegraph Monday 17 August 2026, 05:00 UTC By Tom Parry 1 min read

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After decades of progress, infections are increasing – and almost all cases coincide with large populations of stray dogs

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Coronial inquest into cluster of patient suicides hears Prince Charles Hospital mental health facility 'overcapacity' In short: A coroner is probing the deaths of Barry Ellery, 77, Miranda Meyer, 37, and Kendal Quicke, 31, at The Prince Charles Hospital between May and December 2023. A treating psychiatrist of one of the patients told the inquest while improvements had been made, the mental health unit still had "a major problem with bed capacity". The coroner will consider whether any...

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