- Grandmother Yvonne Ford died from rabies after being scratched by a stray dog on a beach in Morocco in February 2025, an inquest has heard.
- She did not seek medical treatment for the minor injury at the time, instead cleaning the scratch with a wet wipe.
- Four months later, back home in Yorkshire, Ms Ford developed symptoms including hallucinations, disorientation, and severe anxiety, leading to her admission to Barnsley Hospital.
- A psychiatrist, Dr Alexander Burns, was called after staff on the short stay ward struggled to make a diagnosis; he suspected rabies after Ms Ford's husband revealed the dog scratch.
- Ms Ford was transferred to an infectious disease unit in Sheffield, where she died on 11 June 2025; the inquest is expected to last until Thursday.
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