JOHANNESBURG – Holidaymakers were warned not to take the threat of contracting rabies lightly, as the number of infections around the country increased. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development issued a cautionary advisory, alerting travellers of high-risk areas during the festive season. KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga were identified as potential hotspots for the transmission of rabies. READ: Rabies in full summer swing as govt warns against stray animal interactions The department’s Neo Maja urged South Africans to avoid coming into contact with stray animals in December. “The warning actually comes because they are now going on holiday, they are going back home to visit family, and we know that human nature calls for us to…
