Human rabies usually is associated with a known exposure to a rabid animal, but sometimes the patient has had no known animal contact. These cryptogenic cases of rabies are associated most often with ...

The now-euthanized dog was the first to test positive for rabies in Cook County since before 1964 and the first in Illinois since 1994, according to public health officials.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A new strain of rabies has been discovered in southern New Mexico, federal and state health officials confirmed Tuesday. While it doesn’t present any more of a public health ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the virulence characteristics of two fixed strains (CTN and aG) and a street strain (HN10) of rabies viruses isolated in China. METHODS: ICR mice of different age groups were ...

Six deaths from rabies have been reported over the last 12 months in the U.S., the highest number in years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From rabid skunks in Kentucky ...

“There are parts of the United States where it does seem like we’re getting more calls and more reports,” Wallace said, noting an increase in rabid foxes in the West and rabid bats across the country.

A bulldog in Pike County, Alabama tested positive for rabies after exhibiting aggressive behavior. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is monitoring other dogs in the area and urging ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of ...