§ Mr. WarrenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has on the number of deaths due to rabies in each of the countries of the European Community during each of the last five years for which data are available.
§ Mr. MacleanDuring the last five years there have been five human deaths from rabies and in every case the disease was acquired in other parts of the world. The details are as follows:
Year Country Where acquired 1986 West Germany India 1987 United Kingdom India 1988 Belgium Zaire 1988 United Kingdom Bangladesh 1988 United Kingdom Pakistan Source: WHO Rabies Bulletin Europe.