Millions of Americans could be at risk of rabies as infections surge among wildlife, and experts warn that summer recreation spots from backyards to hiking trails are no longer safe. Within the past two weeks, dozens of county governments from Maine to Wyoming have issued urgent warnings to residents and tourists about a surge in rabies cases among local wildlife, …
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Once-eradicated virus now declared ‘imminent public health threat’ for millions of Americans
New Yorkers are facing an ‘imminent public health threat’ linked to a virus that parts of the state had eliminated years ago. Rabies is making a comeback in Nassau County – an area on Long Island about 30 miles east of New York City – with new infections among animals becoming ‘widespread,’ according to county health officials, who warn the city and island’s …
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