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Rabies Cases Are Surging in Parts of the US

CDC is tracking 15 likely outbreaks

(Newser) - Rabies cases are cropping up in more corners of the US, with the CDC reporting six human deaths in the past year—the highest tally in years. "We are currently tracking 15 different likely outbreaks," said Dr. Ryan Wallace, who leads the CDC's rabies team. Regions...

Hundreds Get Rabies Warning After Stay in National Park

Those at a lodge in Wyoming's Grand Teton park may have been exposed by bats

(Newser) - Health officials are working to alert hundreds of people in dozens of states and several countries who may have been exposed to rabies in bat-infested cabins in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park over the past few months. As of Friday, none of the bats found in some of the...

Rabid Fox Bites 2 in Same Morning in North Carolina

Both victims treated after attacks in Aberdeen neighborhood

(Newser) - A fox tested positive for rabies after attacking two people in Aberdeen, North Carolina, in separate incidents just 30 minutes apart, authorities said this week. Both encounters occurred the morning of August 11, with the first bite reported on Midway Road around 8:05am and the second on Sycamore...

He Died From a Bat Bite. It Wasn't Rabies

Fourth human case of Australian bat lyssavirus proves fatal in New South Wales

(Newser) - An Australian man has died after becoming just the fourth known person to contract an extremely rare, bat-borne virus. Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV)—unique to Australia, where it was first identified in 1996—is closely related to rabies and can cause fatal disease once symptoms appear. Early signs are...

Patient Dies After Contracting Rabies From Organ Transplant

While rare, it has happened before

(Newser) - A Michigan patient received a transplanted organ in December, then died the following month of rabies contracted from that organ, the state's health department says. The patient was not identified, nor was the organ that was transplanted, but the transplant surgery took place in Ohio, so the two states'...

Kansas Man Is on a Mission to Legalize Pet Raccoons

Stephen Kaspar says 'It's like any other exotic breed,' but critics of the bill fear rabies

(Newser) - About 20 states allow for the keeping of raccoons as pets, and if Stephen Kaspar is successful in his latest mission, Kansas will be next. The Lenexa resident is behind a push to pass a bill that would legalize raccoon ownership, with "clear evidence that proper regulation can ensure...

Rabid Bear Attacks Man in Pennsylvania

Man is expected to make a full recovery

(Newser) - A bear attacked a Pennsylvania man as he walked along a trail in a wooded area Jan. 19, and authorities have now confirmed the animal had rabies. Andrew Neirer was walking from his house to a store in Jim Thorpe when the black bear approached, and though he tried to...

Dog Meat Restaurateur Dies of Rabies in Vietnam

He likely handled an infected animal in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province

(Newser) - The owner of a restaurant in Vietnam that specializes in the meat of dogs and cats appears to have been indirectly killed by one of the animals he slaughtered. The 33-year-old died of rabies in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, reports Tuoi Tre News . The man, who regularly handled butchered...

Teacher Dies After Suspected Bat Bite in Classroom

It's first rabies death in California's Fresno County in 30-plus years

(Newser) - A California educator has died from rabies after she was reportedly bitten by a bat at her school in nearby Merced County. Per the Fresno Bee , Fresno County's Department of Public Health last week noted that an individual had been exposed to rabies and was hospitalized for treatment. On...

Child Dies of Rabies After Bat Gets Into House

Parents saw no indication of a bite or scratches, Canadian health official says

(Newser) - "They woke up with a bat in their bedroom," a Canadian health official said of a child in Ontario. The parents saw no signs of a bite or scratches so did not take their child to receive the rabies vaccine, Dr. Malcolm Lock said, per the BBC . The...

In This State, a Rare Human Death From Rabies

Person over the age of 65 was exposed to bat in July, per Minnesota's Department of Health

(Newser) - A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies, the state's Department of Health announced Friday. The person's death marks a rare occurrence, as fewer than 10 people in the US die from rabies each year, according to the CDC. The person...

Bringing a Pup From Abroad? There Are New Rules

Dogs have to be microchipped to stop spread of rabies, at least 6 months old to come to US

(Newser) - All dogs coming into the US from other countries must be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies, according to new government rules published Wednesday. The new rules require vaccination for dogs that have been in countries where rabies is common. The update...

Rabid Otter Bites Florida Man 41 Times
Florida Man
Bitten 41 Times
by Rabid Otter
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Oct 1, 2023 4:00 PM CDT

Florida Man Bitten 41 Times by Rabid Otter

Otter also attacked dog before being captured

(Newser) - A Florida man was feeding ducks and geese at a pond near his yard when suddenly all the birds flew away. Joseph Scaglione was confused, seeing no hawk in the area, but then he noticed an otter in the pond. He backed away toward the gate to his yard, but...

Huge, Rabid Beaver Attacks Girl as She Swims

Her father beat the animal to death after Georgia attack

(Newser) - A young girl swimming in a Georgia lake was attacked by a rabid beaver Monday afternoon. The 55-pound animal bit her leg as she swam at Lake Lanier, USA Today reports. Her father "intervened and killed the beaver using blunt-force trauma," according to a statement from Hall County...

Western First: Man Was Bit by Rabid Bat, Treated, Died Anyway

Experts describe 'extremely rare' case in man with 'unrecognized immune deficiency'

(Newser) - A Minnesota man has the awful distinction of becoming the first person given post-exposure treatment for rabies to die regardless, at least in the Western Hemisphere. An article published Wednesday in Clinical Infectious Diseases describes "the first reported infection of rabies virus in a person who received timely and...

His Own Fox Bite Inspires Congressman to Pen New Bill

Rep. Ami Bera wants to make vaccine less expensive for uninsured Americans

(Newser) - According to government estimates, as many as 60,000 Americans need a rabies vaccine each year. Democratic California Rep. Ami Bera was one of them. Bera was one of numerous people who suffered a fox bite on Capitol Hill in April. A fox was captured and euthanized after testing positive...

US Air-Drops Rabies Vaccine
US Air-Drops
Rabies Vaccine
Aug 26, 2022 4:10 PM CDT

US Air-Drops Rabies Vaccine

Intent is to prevent the spread to more states

(Newser) - The US 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...

A Truly Vicious Rabid Fox Attack Is Caught on Video

Sherri Russo suffered 16 wounds

(Newser) - A bite from a rabid animal is a dangerous thing. Sherri Russo suffered many magnitudes of that. The Ithaca, New York, woman was attacked in her yard by a rabid fox last month and suffered 16 wounds, in a vicious and relentless attack caught on video surveillance . The 61-year-old was...

For Anteater in Tennessee Zoo, a Big Rabies First

Rabies has never been seen in this species before; anteater may have brought it from Va. to Tenn.

(Newser) - A rabies variant not usually seen in Tennessee apparently found its way there via Virginia, and a captive anteater is getting the blame. A CDC report published Friday cites the case of a particular southern tamandua, aka lesser anteater (even fancier name: Tamandua tetradactyla), that may have exposed more than...

3 People Failed to Get Rabies Shots, a Fatal Mistake

They were among 5 US deaths last year, the most in a decade

(Newser) - 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. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on three of the deaths, all...

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