Overview

• Colima’s health department confirmed the death of a man from Tonila, Jalisco, who died in Colima after being attacked by an animal in his home state.
• The aggression occurred in mid‑May, with the patient developing symptoms days later before seeking initial care for fatigue and numbness near the bite.
• He entered a private hospital in Colima on August 7 where rabies protocols were activated, then was transferred in critical condition to IMSS Hospital General de Zona 1 on August 17.
• The patient died days after the transfer, the case will be recorded to Jalisco, and Colima reports no confirmed resident human rabies cases since 1987.
• Officials did not identify the attacking species, and they note this follows the August 24 death of a 17‑year‑old in Zacatecas after a skunk bite, reinforcing calls to keep animal vaccinations up to date.