One young pikin for Ontario, Canada, don die from rabies after im come in contact with bat wey enter im bedroom. Dis incident happen for Brantford area, and e mark di first time since 1967 wey someone go die from rabies wey dem contract from inside Ontario.
According to Canadian health officials, di pikin go hospital for early September after di incident, but unfortunately, im no survive. Di age and identity of di pikin no dey disclosed by authorities.
Dr. Malcolm Lock, a physician with Haldimand-Norfolk Health, talk say di proportion of bats wey carry rabies for southern Ontario area don increase from under 10% to 16% recently. Him emphasize say if anyone come in contact with bat, dem suppose seek medical help immediately, even if dem no see any bite or scratch.
Rabies be one deadly viral illness wey dey spread from infected animals to humans, especially through saliva. Di virus dey affect di brain and spinal cord, and once symptoms show, e almost always lead to death, according to World Health Organization.
In Canada, human rabies cases be very rare. Since 1924, only 28 human fatalities from rabies don happen, with nine of dem occurring in Ontario. Most of di cases come from encounters with bats or exposure to rabies while abroad.
In di United States, fewer than 10 fatalities from rabies happen every year, and most of dem be from exposures outside di country. Bats be di most common carriers of rabies in di U.S., and dem dey in all states except Hawaii.
