The world’s first outbreak of rabies in marine mammals has been discovered in South Africa’s Cape fur seals, and the disease is now considered to be endemic in the population - Tommy Trenchard ...

Long tormented by great white sharks, now surfers and swimmers in the Cape are being attacked by crazed seals carrying rabies The rocks of Duiker Island are packed with Cape fur seals basking in ...

A documentary that premiered on 11 January 2025, unpacks the first rabies outbreak in marine animals, affecting Cape fur ...

But now, there’s another thing SA surfers have to worry about: seals…with rabies. According to a report from The Guardian, nine seals in the Cape Town area have recently tested positive for ...

Authorities in South Africa first discovered rabies in Cape fur seals in June after a dog was bitten by a seal on a Cape Town ...