Government warns of ‘biohazardous’ rabies-infected seal carcasses along Cape coast

Up until now, the disease has been undetected in the marine environment and its potential effect on other marine mammals is unknown

09 March 2025 - 00:00

By Bobby Jordan

Rabies-infected seal carcasses are washing up along the Cape coastline, prompting a government instruction for marine researchers and the public to treat them as "biohazards" and stay away.

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