Overview

• The 17-year-old died at IMSS Hospital General de Zona No. 1 at 19:30 on August 24 from multiorgan failure.
• She was bitten in Mezquital del Oro on June 22 and did not receive timely post‑exposure prophylaxis before symptoms developed.
• Zacatecas health authorities activated an epidemiological cordon, traced her movements, and began animal vaccination and wildlife surveillance.
• Three high‑risk contacts—two adults in Zacatecas and a 5-year-old from Durango—received prophylactic rabies vaccination and remain under medical monitoring.
• State testing indicated rabies, and INDRE’s national confirmation was reported as completed by one outlet but as pending by others, while officials assist the family with return of the body to her hometown.