Overview

• A man from Tonila, Jalisco, died in Colima after an animal bite in mid‑May, with authorities not specifying the species involved.
• He sought care on August 7 at a private hospital in Colima where rabies protocols were activated, then was transferred on August 17 to IMSS General Hospital Zone 1 and died days later.
• For official registry the case is attributed to Jalisco, while Colima reports no confirmed human rabies cases in residents since 1987.
• The death is the country's second confirmed human rabies fatality in August 2025, following the August 24 death of a 17‑year‑old in Zacatecas after a skunk attack.
• Health agencies reiterate prevention measures including vaccination of pets and livestock and prompt post‑exposure evaluation, noting Mexico remains free of dog‑mediated human rabies since 2019 but cases linked to wildlife persist.