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The dog, though to be form Hungary, had been vaccinated against the contagious disease two months ago but health inspectors are analysing the pets body for rabies

A puppy triggered rabies fears when it bit a vet after showing symptoms of the killer virus.

The four-month-old Bolognese dog was frothing at the mouth , vomiting and staggering in circles when it was rushed to the vets on Monday.

Thought to have been imported from Hungary earlier this year, the pet was immediately put down.

But it first sank its teeth into senior vet Claire Demmer, who was given an emergency jab. She will discover this week if she has been infected.

The puppy was sold to its owner through a pet website two weeks ago.

It had been vaccinated against the highly contagious disease two months ago but health inspectors are analysing the pets body for rabies.

The rabies scare comes just months after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the risk of a rabid pet entering Britain would be once in every 200 years.

It also estimated only one person in every 21,000 years would die of the disease.

Head vet Claire told the Sunday People: The dog was showing all the signs of rabies frothing at the mouth, walking in circles, vomiting and yelling out.

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