A person from Michigan has sadly passed away due to rabies. This is unusual because the disease was not caught from an animal bite. The person got rabies from an organ transplant. The transplant happened in Ohio, in a county just south of the Michigan border. The person died in January, but the transplant was in December. The Michigan health department confirmed the ...
A person from Michigan lost their life to rabies after receiving an organ transplant in Ohio. The transplant happened in December 2024 at a hospital in Toledo, Ohio. Sadly, the recipient passed away in January 2025. This is a rare case, as rabies is typically spread through animal bites or scratches, not organ transplants. The organ donor was not from Michigan or Ohi...
Amityville is in the spotlight for a concerning issue. Two raccoons in the area have been confirmed to have rabies, and health officials are worried about the disease spreading. This is the first time since 2009 that rabid raccoons have been found in Suffolk County. The first case was discovered on January 28. Then, another raccoon was found dead on March 4. Thi...
In the spring of 2024, South Carolina is gearing up for a crucial public health initiative. The state is hosting free or low-cost rabies vaccine clinics in March and April. These clinics are a joint effort between the South Carolina Department of Public Health and local veterinarians. The goal? To keep both pets and people safe from this deadly virus. Rabies...
Kelantan, Malaysia, is not a place you hear about often, but it has a serious issue with rabies. It's sad to say that rabies can be deadly, but it's avoidable. The issue is that many people and pets don't have good information about rabies. To make things better, a team put together a plan to educate dog owners about rabies. This isn't just about tossing an eBook...
In the scenic town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, something unusual happened. A bear, not acting like bears usually do, attacked a man named Andrew Neirer. The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed that the bear had rabies. This is not common for bears, as they usually mind their own business. Andrew was lucky; he survived the attack and will be just fine. The bear, h...
Have you ever wondered how understanding dog behavior and numbers can help fight rabies? In Ethiopia's Amhara region, researchers are doing just that. They're studying owned dogs, looking at how they live and how many there are. Why? Because knowing this can help create better plans to control rabies. But it's not just about counting dogs. They're also trying to fig...
Rabies, a disease shared between animals and humans, is a big problem in rural Latin America. It hurts food security and the economy by killing many animals. The common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, is the main reason this happens. These bats spread the rabies virus (RABV) to cows, causing outbreaks. From 1970 to 2023, there were around 450 outbreaks each year in ...
Hey folks, the Eau Claire City-County Health Department is on a mission to track down a dog that gave a teen girl a bite on December 3 at 3 p. m. The incident took place on W. Moholt Drive in Eau Claire. The dog's walker was spotted as an older woman dressed cozily in a jacket and hat. The dog itself? A medium-sized black short-haired furball, possibly a Labrador mix...
Imagine this: a teacher finds a bat in her classroom, tries to help it, and ends up with a rabies infection. Sadly, Leah Seneng, a 60-year-old art teacher from California, passed away from rabies after being bitten by a bat she found in her classroom. The bite happened in mid-October, but she didn't show any symptoms until a month later. By the time she was admitted ...