In recent days, social networks have spread information that 3 people were bitten by dogs in Da Dinh 2 village, Hop Thanh commune, Lao Cai province, from July 2025, but subjectively did not get vaccinated.
Up to now, 1 man has had an attack, so the hospital returned him, and the other 2 people are being taken to the family for rabies vaccination.
On January 16, in an exchange with reporters, Mr. Khuong Manh Tuan - Vice Chairman of Hop Thanh Commune People's Committee confirmed the above information and said that there were 3 cases, 1 died, and 2 cases were taken for vaccination.
The official test results are not yet available, but the phenomenon and signs are suspected to be due to madness," Mr. Tuan said.
Previously, on January 14, Hop Thanh Commune Health Station received information from the Lao Cai - Cam Duong Regional Health Center about a suspected case of rabies being treated at General Hospital No. 2, Lao Cai province, with a severe prognosis and high risk of death.
According to verification, the patient is Mr. Hoang Van Thanh (born in 1989, residing in Da Dinh 2 village, Hop Thanh commune). Before being admitted to the hospital, on January 12, Mr. Thanh was still awake, in normal health, then symptoms of abdominal pain and physiological dysfunction appeared and was taken to General Hospital No. 2 on the same evening.
At the time of admission, the patient was awake, had good contact, and survival indicators were within normal limits. However, by dawn on January 13, the patient began to show symptoms of shortness of breath, agitation, screaming, nausea, and fear of the wind.
The symptoms then progress quickly and gradually worsen with panic, insomnia, fatigue, headache, fever, fear of water, convulsions and consciousness disorders.
General Hospital No. 2 organized a consultation and diagnosis to monitor rabies, and at the same time clearly informed the family of the patient's condition. On the morning of January 14, the patient was assessed by a doctor with a bad prognosis. The family asked to let the patient be discharged from the hospital and returned home at about 7 am.
After returning home, the patient had a continuous suspected rabies attack, and died at about 2 pm on the same day.
Through epidemiological investigation, the patient had never been vaccinated against rabies, but had a history of dog bites in the previous 4 months.
The health sector recommends that rabies is a particularly dangerous infectious disease, and when it has developed, it is almost impossible to cure it.
People when bitten by dogs, cats or animals suspected of rabies need to wash their wounds and go to a medical facility immediately for advice, vaccination and rabies serum in time.
