A 44-year-old patient has died in a hospital in the Valencian Community after testing positive for rabies. The man was bitten by a dog during a trip to Ethiopia in July 2024 and was not vaccinated against the disease. The bite was on his right leg, and after the wound was cleaned, he made a good recovery, so he did not consider seeking medical attention upon his return. At the end of May, a suspected case of rabies imported from Africa was reported to the Ministry of Health, but it was not until last Thursday that it became known that the man was in isolation and in serious condition in the intensive care unit (ICU). Both he and his wife, the only at-risk contact, were given the rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin, but virtually 100% of people with rabies end up dying, and finally, this Friday, health authorities confirmed that nothing could be done to save the man's life.