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Meister bitten by rabid dog
- When
- 1885
- Where
- Unspecified location
Nine-year-old Joseph Meister was badly bitten by a rabid dog in 1885.
Joseph Meister, a nine-year-old boy, was badly bitten by a supposedly rabid dog in 1885. This incident prompted Pasteur to consider using his experimental rabies vaccine on a human subject.
Sources
- Joseph Meister Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-06
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