South Carolina officials report 2 positive rabies tests

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bat is the prime suspect in ultra-rare human rabies fatality in Central California

LA Times

Bats emerge from crevices under the I-80 highway at nightfall on June 13, 2024, in Yolo County, Calif. A Fresno County resident has died of rabies they probably contracted from being bitten by a bat, the first such human case in the county in more than 30 years. No information about the individual, including their name, age or gender was …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Tragic twist in Peanut the Squirrel's euthanasia as animal tests negative for rabies

Hindustan Times

The long-awaited rabies test results of Peanut the Squirrel and Fred the Raccoon have revealed a shocking discovery: both animals tested negative for rabies. Tesla CEO Elon Musk was among those who slammed Peanut's death and argued that the fact that the social media famous animal was forcibly euthanised proves that the United States is no longer the “land of …

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Peanut the squirrel tests negative for rabies after death

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Social media star squirrel euthanized after being taken from home tests negative for rabies

Associated Press

Peanut, the social media star squirrel at the center of a national furor after it was seized from its owner in upstate New York and euthanized, has tested negative for rabies, a county official said Tuesday. The state Department of Environmental Conservation took the squirrel and a raccoon named Fred on Oct. 30 from Mark Longo’s home and animal sanctuary …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies

The Independent

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3 months ago

Scientists identify first known outbreak of rabies in seals

The Independent

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3 months ago

Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals

Associated Press

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed to be the first time the virus has spread in sea mammals. At least 24 Cape fur seals that were found dead or euthanized in various locations on South Africa’s west and south coast had rabies, state veterinarian …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dozens of viruses detected in Chinese fur farm animals

The Hindu

Dozens of viruses have been detected mixing in animals at fur farms in China, some of which are new and have the potential to spill over into humans, researchers said on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Virologist Edward Holmes, who has led research into Covid-19, told AFP he felt that the global fur farming industry “is one most likely ways by …

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4 months ago

Foxes with rabies bite 20 people in Kerala’s Kannur

The Hindu

Twenty people, including those on morning walk, were reportedly bitten by two rabies-affected foxes at Kunhimangalam in Kannur, Kerala, on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. All victims sustained bite injuries on their hands and feet. The injured were initially treated at the Payyannur taluk hospital but were later shifted to the Kannur Government Medical College Hospital owing to …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Skunks are driving a rabies spike in Minnesota, report says

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Cattle in Minnesota are keeling over and dying — a phenomenon that health officials warn has been caused by rabid skunks infecting animals and driving up rabies cases in parts of the state. Minnesota Board of Animal Health data made public Friday by the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports 32 cases of rabies across the state this year. Rabid …

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5 months, 1 week ago

South Africa rabies outbreak warning after surfers bitten by infected seals

The Independent

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Escaped pet primate in South Carolina was not recaptured alive, official says

CNN

CNN — An escaped monkey recently recovered in South Carolina was not captured alive, a county official said Thursday, several days after an earlier statement said the “attempts to capture” the animal “were successful.” “I can confirm that the monkey was not captured alive,” Colleton County Deputy Administrator Meagan Utsey told CNN, referring to Bradley, a 15-year-old macaque who escaped …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

US unveils new rules for people who want to travel with their dogs

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Rottweiler attack | Pet licence, anti-rabies vaccine certificate mandatory for taking dogs for walks in public places: Chennai Corporation

The Hindu

A day after two Rottweilers mauled a five-year-old girl at a public park, the Greater Chennai Corporation on Tuesday issued guidelines for pet ownership, making it mandatory for pet owners to obtain a pet licence and an anti-rabies certificate before taking their pets for a walk in public spaces such as parks, beaches, and streets. GCC officials will verify the …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Rabies: Can someone still die after receiving vaccination post dog bite? Experts discuss

Hindustan Times

Rabies, the highly fatal viral infection spreads through the saliva of the infected animal mostly through a bite from a stray dog, cat or bats. After bitten by an infected stray dog or cat, rabies virus has to travel to the brain before it can cause symptoms. Rabies symptoms Rabies incubation period may last for weeks or even months. "The …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

NCDC experts review strategies for rabies elimination in Pune

Hindustan Times

A team of experts from the National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi conducted a review meeting of the national rabies control programme in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad on Friday. The NCDC along with state animal husbandry department and PATH has organised a training programme for all district veterinary officers across the state for rabies diagnosis and surveillance. The meeting was held …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lack of awareness, poor adherence to ARV main causes of rabies deaths; pet animals major source of infection in T.N.

The Hindu

More than half of the persons who died of rabies from 2018 to 2022 in Tamil Nadu did not get vaccinated against rabies. In a study - Secondary Data Analysis of Rabies Deaths Reported in Tamil Nadu for the last five years from Case Investigation Forms - published in the State’s public health journal, researchers of the Directorate of Public …

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1 year, 1 month ago

No shots for Spot? Study finds owners’ vaccine hesitancy can extend to pet dogs

LA Times

Veterinarian Kwane Stewart gives a parvovirus vaccine injection to Pepper with the help of owner, Christina Crayton, in Skid Row. Approximately half of the pet owners surveyed expressed some degree of vaccine hesitancy — with 53% saying they believed vaccines administered to dogs were unsafe, ineffective or unnecessary, the study found. “The rabies shot is the most important canine vaccination …

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1 year, 2 months ago

World Rabies Day: Can rabies be cured? Symptoms and stages of the infection in humans

Hindustan Times

World Rabies Day is observed every year on September 28 in order to bring awareness about the world’s deadliest infectious disease. It is very important to immediately take vaccination after potential exposure to prevent rabies as once the symptoms start showing, it turns fatal, and in most cases results in death. It is very important to immediately take vaccination after …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Vaccine skeptics dominate South Carolina pandemic preparation meeting as COVID-19 cases rise

Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A meeting Tuesday of South Carolina lawmakers considering how to best counter future pandemics was dominated by vaccine skeptics pushing concerns about COVID-19 immunizations that are unaccepted by the greater medical community. “What I don’t want us to do is follow the regimented FDA, whatever the federal government tells us,” Republican state Sen. Billy Garrett told Dr. …

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More dog owners are questioning vaccines like rabies after Covid

1 year, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh sees 27 deaths due to rabies in last 18 months, say Health Department officials

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh has reported as many as 27 deaths due to rabies in the last one-and-a-half years, according to the State’s Health Department. However, replying to a question posed in the Lok Sabha on the fatalities caused due to rabies in the country in 2022, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Satya Pal Singh Baghel said that …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Minnesota man dies of rabies after waking up to bat biting his hand

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1 year, 8 months ago

Minnesota man dies from RABIES after waking up to a rabid BAT biting his hand

Daily Mail

Testing revealed the bat had rabies which prompted him to start on treatment Man, 84, caught the bat and quickly washed his hands with soap and water A man in Minnesota died from rabies last year after waking up to find a rabid bat biting his hand, US health officials have revealed. But five months later, the man returned to …

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1 year, 11 months ago

1 child dies of rabies in Mexico, another critically ill

Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — One young boy has died of rabies in southern Mexico after a suspected bat bite, and a girl is critically ill with slim chances of survival, officials said. The Health Department in the southern state of Oaxaca said the 7-year-old boy died Wednesday after being bitten by “a wild animal.” Initial reports said it was a bat, …

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2 years, 2 months ago

‘Rabies will lead to fatality if not vaccinated on time’

The Hindu

Rabies, that commonly infects human beings through their pet dogs, will lead to fatality if not vaccinated on time and hence vaccination of both pet dogs and human beings when faced with dog bites is imperative, said Joint Director of Animal Husbandry, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi, V.P. After inaugurating anti-rabies vaccination special camps here on Wednesday on the occasion of World …

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2 years, 3 months ago

September to be rabies prevention month: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

The Hindu

September will be observed as Rabies Prevention month and an intensive month-long campaign to vaccinate dogs will be officially kicked off on September 20, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Mr. Vijayan said the government was evolving very practical and scientific solutions for tackling stray dog menace and the threat of rabies. However, …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Rabies alert issued over raccoon taken into North Dakota bar

Associated Press

MADDOCK, N.D. — A woman walked into a North Dakota bar carrying a raccoon, leading health officials to warn those who had contact with the animal about possible rabies exposure. Bartender Cindy Smith said she was serving drinks at the Maddock Bar last week when a local resident brought in the animal during happy hour. In an alert issued Tuesday, …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Tests confirm efficacy of rabies vaccine

The Hindu

Even as the efficacy of the anti-rabies vaccine currently administered in the State has been called into question, the presence of virus neutralising antibodies detected in the ante-mortem samples of blood and cerebrospinal fluid collected from the 12-year-old who died of rabies in Pathanamthitta indicates that the vaccine has indeed been effective against rabies virus, public health experts point out. …

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2 years, 3 months ago

USDA scattering rabies vaccines for wildlife in 13 states

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun scattering millions of packets of oral rabies vaccine from helicopters and planes over 13 states from Maine to Alabama. The major aim is to keep raccoons from spreading their strain of the deadly virus to states where it hasn’t been found or isn’t widespread, said field trial coordinator Jordona Kirby. …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Two test positive in Ghana for highly infectious Marburg virus

Al Jazeera

The World Health Organization says that two people in Ghana who later died had tested positive for the Marburg virus, which causes a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola Tests conducted in Ghana came back positive, but those results must be corroborated by a laboratory in Senegal for the cases to be considered confirmed, the WHO said in a statement …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Pre-exposure prophylaxis for rabies is worth a shot

The Hindu

July 02, 2022 05:50 pm | Updated 05:50 pm IST Thiruvananthapuram The death of a 19-year-old college student at Palakkad due to rabies, even after she had been administered the immunoglobulin serum and full vaccination as per schedule, has created much anxiety among the public. But focusing only on the treatment of people after the bite is not enough, because …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Ignorance, negligence led to rabies deaths

The Hindu

The death of two persons, a 19-year-old student from Palakkad and a 60-year-old man from Thrissur, due to rabies infection has caused concern among people. Despite an effective and free vaccination process for rabies, the State has been reporting rabies deaths. “Creating awareness among people should be the main focus to avoid rabies deaths. Dogs, cats, wild animals, and bats …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Death of Buffalo Bitten by Rabid Dog Causes Frenzy, People Rush to Get Anti-Rabies Shots

News 18

Inhabitants of a small town near MP’s Gwalior were seen rushing to a hospital on Thursday, clamouring for rabies vaccine upon hearing the news of the death of a buffalo from a dog bite. People in ones, twos and then scores rushed to get vaccinated at the Dabra Health centre, some 45km from Gwalior after having consumed a curd made …

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2 years, 11 months ago

US had 5 rabies deaths last year, highest total in a decade

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Five Americans died of rabies last year — the largest number in a decade — and health officials said Thursday that some of the people didn’t realize they had been infected or refused life-saving shots. In all three cases, people “either trivialized the exposure or they didn’t recognize the severity of rabies,” said Ryan Wallace, a CDC …

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2 years, 11 months ago

US rabies deaths last year were highest in a decade

The Independent

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2 years, 11 months ago

U.S. had 5 rabies deaths last year, highest total in a decade

LA Times

Five Americans died of rabies last year — the largest number in a decade — and health officials said Thursday that some of the people didn’t realize they had been infected or refused life-saving shots. In all three cases, people “either trivialized the exposure or they didn’t recognize the severity of rabies,” said Ryan Wallace, a CDC rabies expert who …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Child hospitalised with rabies in Texas in first case for a decade

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3 years, 3 months ago

Rabid bats found in Portland and Beaverton

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — Officials say a rabid bat has been discovered in Northeast Portland. The bat in Portland was found in a yard Saturday in the Grant Park neighborhood after a dog was playing with it. Lisa Ferguson, county communicable disease services manager, said people should make sure their pets are up to date on vaccines so they’re protected. “If …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Vermont’s annual rabies bait drop to begin Thursday

Associated Press

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The 25th annual rabies bait drop is getting underway across much of Vermont, officials said Monday. Beginning on Thursday, technicians will begin distributing 450,000 quarter-sized blister packs containing rabies vaccine that will be distributed in nearly 100 Vermont communities across nine counties. The bait packs are not poisonous and are not harmful to people, pets or wildlife. …

Vermont Rabies

3 years, 5 months ago

Rabid bat found in Shawnee County, Kansas

Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas county health department on Wednesday announced it found a rabid bat. A Shawnee County Health Department official said a dog pulled the bat out of a tree July 12. Test results showing the bat had rabies came back Tuesday, Community Health Outreach and Planning Division Manager Craig Barnes said in an email. The health department …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Nebraska zoo says 200 people possibly exposed to rabid bat

Associated Press

— Roughly 200 people were possibly exposed to a rabid bat while staying overnight at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, the zoo said. The zoo and Nebraska health officials recommended that roughly 186 campers who stayed overnight at the aquarium in recent weeks, as well as some staffers, get rabies shots. The zoo in a news release Friday said …

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3 years, 5 months ago

From 17 to zero: Goa is India’s first state to eradicate rabies deaths

Hindustan Times

On May 17, animal husbandry director Agostinho Mesquita issued a notification declaring Goa a “rabies-controlled” state. In 2014, when Mission Rabies, a UK-based charity, first began a pilot project to vaccinate stray dogs in the state, Goa had recorded 17 human deaths due to rabies. “We cannot yet call ourselves a rabies-free state because there are still some cases of …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Rabid raccoon attacks Malden woman in her backyard

Associated Press

— A Malden woman will go through a series of rabies vaccines after she was attacked by a rabid raccoon in her backyard. He said fending off the raccoon was challenging because he is blind, but it eventually let go of Rose’s ankle after Day hit it with a pan several times, the news station reported. Malden Police Officer Michael …

Malden Raccoon Attacks

3 years, 6 months ago

Rabid dog imported into US sparks multi-state investigation

The Independent

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3 years, 6 months ago

Rabid dog imported into US sparks multi-state investigation

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A rabid dog imported into the United States this month has sparked a public health investigation across several states. The dog was one of 34 animals — 33 dogs and one cat — imported by an animal rescue organization from Azerbaijan to O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on June 10. Rabies no longer regularly spreads among dogs …

Health Officials Rabid Dog Dog Imported

3 years, 6 months ago

US bans dogs brought in from 100 countries with rabies risk

India TV News

US health officials Monday announced a one-year ban on bringing in dogs from more than 100 countries where rabies is still a problem. But numerous other denials prompted the CDC to ban dogs from all countries where the risk of rabies is also high, said Emily Pieracci, a CDC rabies expert. Dogs younger than 4 months aren't allowed in because …

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3 years, 6 months ago

US bans dogs brought in from 100 countries with rabies risk

Live Mint

US health officials Monday announced a one-year ban on bringing in dogs from more than 100 countries where rabies is still a problem. But numerous other denials prompted the CDC to ban dogs from all countries where the risk of rabies is also high, said Emily Pieracci, a CDC rabies expert. Dogs younger then 4 months aren't allowed in because …

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