Rabies

20/02/2024

Rare case of opossum infected by sounds alarm regarding circulation of this virus in urban environments

A female white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) found dead in 2021 in Bosque dos Jequitibás Park in the center of Campinas, one of the largest cities in São Paulo state, Brazil, died from rabies meningoencephalitis, according to a group of researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) and...

14/02/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6MhjQo6-c8

A necropsy to remove the brain is performed on a dog that bit a person to be tested for rabies. News Today http://ou...

14/02/2024

https://www.precisionvaccinations.com/2024/02/09/40-million-funds-new-generation-biologics-targeting-virus-infections-and-rabies

YS Biopharma Co., Ltd. today announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with an institutional investor for a private placement for an aggregate of US$40 million in proceeds. As of February 9, 2024, YS Biopharma has developed a proprietary PIKA® immunomodulating technology platfor...

14/02/2024

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Rabies-kills-six-in-Bono-Region-1916234

Rabies killed six people in the Bono Region in 2023, Dr. Donald Joachim Darko, the Bono Regional Director of the Veterinary Services Department (VSD) has said.

14/02/2024

https://wrbiradio.com/skunk-rabies-circulating-in-southern-indiana/

Skunk Rabies Circulating in Southern Indiana February 13, 2024 Tom Snape (Photo: Pixabay) (Indianapolis, IN) – The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) urges residents to vaccinate their pets against rabies and to keep a safe distance from wildlife after skunk rabies was detected in two Southern In...

14/02/2024

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article285443512.html

The same coyote also attacked a dog walker, police said.

04/02/2024

DOH-St. Lucie Issess Rabies Advisory

04/02/2024

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A cow in Prosperity recently tested positive for rabies, and four people exposed to the animal have been referred to medical facilities as a precaution, state heal…

28/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported a 63 percent increase in human rabies cases from December 17 to 31, 2023. According to the DOH, 13 rabies cases were

28/01/2024

Vietnam recorded 82 deaths from rabies last year, 12 more than in 2022, and 500,000 people were vaccinated after exposure to the virus.

28/01/2024

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/01/26/three-new-fatalities-due-to-rabies-in-sarawak-says-state-health-director/114728

KUCHING, Jan 26 — Three new fatalities linked to rabies in Sarawak were recorded this year, two in Kuching and one in Bintulu, state health director Dr Ooi Choo Huck said. The...

01/05/2023

https://bwhealthcareworld.businessworld.in/article/Economic-Growth-Alone-Is-Not-Enough-To-End-Rabies-Study/21-04-2023-473691/

25/06/2022

https://www.cp24.com/news/niagara-public-health-warns-public-after-skunk-in-st-catharines-tests-positive-for-rabies-1.5955144

Public health officials in Niagara Region are urging people to keep away from wild animals, especially those that appear to be in distress, after a skunk in St. Catharines tested positive for rabies.

25/06/2022

https://www.theitem.com/stories/dhec-scdnr-urge-residents-not-to-keep-wild-animals-as-pets,384380

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources urge South Carolinians not to keep wild animals as pets.To protect people and wildlife, DHEC and SCDNR have teamed up to share …

29/05/2022

https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/on-the-tail-of-a-rabies-solution/

Urgent action is needed to stop deaths from the ‘deadliest infection’ by 2030, say diseases specialists.

29/05/2022

https://www.idse.net/From-Zoo-to-You/Article/05-22/First-Report-of-Rabies-in-South-American-Anteater-Results-in-Multiple-U-S-Exposures/67065

More than 20 people were exposed to a rabid anteater that was transferred from Virginia to a zoo in Tennessee.

29/05/2022

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1602553/doh-rabies-claimed-three-lives-in-bicol-region

LEGAZPI CITY — Three have died due to rabies in Region V at the first quarter of this year, according to the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in Bicol. The agency

23/12/2021

NewsDesk The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) two new confirmed human rabies cases from KwaZulu-Natal province since our last report, bringing the total to 19 human cases in South Africa through December 14 (Eastern Cape (n=9), KwaZuluNatal (n=6) and Limpopo....

06/12/2021

"The virus is transmitted through the infected saliva of the dog that is introduced into the body via a wound inflicted by the rabid animal"

04/09/2021

http://outbreaknewstoday.com/world-rabies-day-2021-livestream-event-72565/

Outbreak News Today’s Robert Herriman will be hosting a World Rabies Day 2021- Livestream event on Facebook Live and YouTube on September 28, 2021 at 5 pm EST. He will be joined by rabies experts and authors of the book, Rabies: Clinical Considerations and Exposure Evaluations, Texas State Univers...

21/07/2021

https://www.nbc26.com/news/local-news/jeanna-giese-16-years-later-surviving-rabies-to-build-a-beautiful-life

NewsLocal News Actions Facebook Tweet Email Jeanna Giese 16-years later: Surviving rabies to build a beautiful life By: Eric Crest Posted at 6:31 PM, Jul 19, 2021 and last updated 2021-07-19 19:31:29-04 FOX CITIES, Wis. (NBC 26) -- It was nearly two decades ago when a teenager from Wisconsin became....

17/07/2021

https://www.dovepress.com/epidemiological-analysis-of-rabies-in-central-china-from-2013-to-2018-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDR

Epidemiologic status of rabies in Hubei, China from 2013 to 2018, and to provide a basis for the development of follow-up prevention and control measures.

16/07/2021

https://www.nj.com/ocean/2021/07/15-raccoons-captured-euthanized-in-possible-rabies-epidemic-in-jersey-shore-town.html

Two of the animals tested positive for rabies but an animal control officer expected that all were rabid.

16/07/2021

https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/hartford/police-fire/rabies-warning-in-connecticut-city-after-bat-found-in-home-tests-positive/812706/

Officials are warning residents to be on the lookout for suspicious behavior from any bats they encounter after a bat found in a Fairfield County home tested positive for rabies.The City of Bridgeport and Animal Control has been notified t…

16/07/2021

http://outbreaknewstoday.com/texas-reports-rise-in-rabies-in-cattle-36630/

By NewsDesk Officials with Texas A&M University say that rabies cases in Texas cattle is up in 2021, already exceeding the number of cases in all of 2020. There were eight bovine rabies cases in 2020 and four in 2019. In 2021 to date, 10 cattle have tested positive for rabies....

16/07/2021

https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article252832053.html

“The man was screaming, kicking off his shoes and trying to fight the fox off.”

11/07/2021

https://www.foxnews.com/us/nebraska-zoo-rabies-shot-bat

A zoo in Nebraska told 186 guests that they may have been exposed to rabies and urged them to seek treatment after a wild bat that tested positive for the virus snuck into the aquarium.

09/07/2021

https://scdhec.gov/index.php/news-releases/rabid-raccoon-confirmed-charleston-no-known-exposures

Rabid Raccoon Confirmed in Charleston; No Known Exposures FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 8, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a raccoon found on Cusabo Island near Folly Beach, SC has tested positive for rabies. No people or pets are known ...

09/07/2021

https://www.10news.com/news/national/two-people-attacked-by-rabid-fox-at-busch-gardens-in-virginia

Officials said the animal was captured and died shortly after the incident.

05/07/2021

Fraser Health is advising members of the public who were in direct contact with a bat on July 3rd at approximately 7:45 pm at White Pine Beach in Belcarra to seek medical assistance immediately. Fraser Health Public Health was made aware of an incident where a group of approximately nine people were...