Obalowu Abdulrauf M.Daodu Oluwafemi B.Akanbi Olatunde B.Adams MohammedOlaosebikan Temiloluwa O.Ugbaja Ijeoms B.2024-04-242024-04-242020-092315 – 6856https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12740We report a case of rabies in an owned dog bitten by a stray dog in Ilorin, Nigeria. The dog presented deranged behaviour of biting animate and inanimate objects, hyper-salivation and subsequent paralysis of masticatory muscles and death within 12 hours of isolation. Fluorescent antibody technique confirmed the presence of rabies virus antigens in the smear made from the hippocampus of the dog. Further investigations from residents of the area revealed exposure of the dog and a goat to bite of a suspected rabid dog which subsequently ran into the forest. The control of rabies in Nigeria should be the responsibility of government and the public so that the disease can be eradicated by the year 2030as targeted by the World Health Organization. Thus, government and professional bodies should take necessary steps in continuous education of the public on the epidemiology of the disease, especially the control of stray dog populations. Government should also provide vaccination for both humans and animals at low cost.enStray dogRabiesPublic riskIlorinNigeriaOther