Stray dogs prey on man in Arab country

A Tunisian man in his sixties was killed after being attacked by stray dogs in Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia, after leaving the dawn prayer, bringing the number of victims of stray dogs in Tunisia to 4 since the beginning of 2024, according to official statistics issued by the state.

Many neighborhoods in Tunisia suffer from the problem of stray dogs, amid appeals from residents to find a solution to this problem that threatens everyone, especially children

Stray dogs in the streets

Farid Ben Jaha, spokesman for the Public Prosecution, revealed the details of the incident in his interview with Agence France-Presse, noting that the man, while leaving the mosque, after performing the dawn prayer, was attacked by a group of stray dogs, which bit him in several different parts of his body, causing him to breathe his last.

A medical source revealed that the man died of rabies after being bitten by stray dogs.

Serious effects of rabies

Rabies is a dangerous virus that is transmitted from dogs to humans through biting. It may reach the brain and lead to death if not treated immediately.

Tunisia has been suffering from the spread of stray dogs for several years, and the Tunisian Ministry of Health is taking precautionary measures against rabies, which is caused by dog ​​bites. Last year, 55,000 citizens were vaccinated against the disease, which may be transmitted by other animals such as bats, cats and foxes.

In recent years, there have been increasing calls to kill stray dogs due to the dangerous disease they transmit to humans, and the Ministry responded to the demands by killing a large number of dogs in locations far from residential areas.