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Canadian boy, 11, dies of rabies after waking to bat on his face

BBC News · Jul 2, 2026, 3:07 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Rabies infections are rare in Canada. There have been 28 human deaths due to rabies in the country since 1924.

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