Thinking of booking a holiday to Croatia, but was a bit alarmed to read on a Government website that Croatia is classed as "high risk" for rabies, which has been detected in both wild and domestic animals there. I am trying to get some kind of perspective on how big (or otherwise) this risk is for a family going on a standard package tour to a resort. (For example, I am thinking that there are poisonous snakes in the wild in England, so you can't say the risk of getting bitten by a poisonous snake in England is nil, but realistically it is such a minute risk that it is not worth worrying about. I am trying to get my head around whether the Croatia rabies risk is similar, or whether it is something that needs to be seriously considered.)
Would it occur to a Croatian who had been bitten/scratched by an animal to worry about rabies, or is the risk so small that it wouldn't occur? Or would people who live in Croatia be routinely vaccinated against rabies? Is it common to encounter dogs that are not on a lead/ cats that don't really belong to anyone and so approach tourists in outdoor restaurants in the hope of food? Or is it the case that we would be unlikely to come into contact with animals if we don't approach them?
TIA