Given that this is the first documented rabies infection in a marine mammal population, there remain many uncertainties, said the city, ahead of World Rabies Day on Saturday.
An urgent call has again been made for dog owners to keep their animals on leashes on the beach.
Listen, we know we’re a fun country to skinner about, but international news outlets occasionally take their reporting on South African stories to sensational heights.
If it’s not clear already that we need to leave wild animals be, then perhaps a case of rabies will put a person off for good.
If you’ve snapped a picture with the seals at Cape Town’s Hout Bay harbour, consider yourself called out.