Tag Archives: Rabies

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is distributing bait packets containing an oral rabies vaccine across 14 central and north Alabama counites to try to reduce rabies in raccoons and the related public health risks. The Alabama Department of Public Health announced that the USDA Wildlife Services is using low-flying planes and helicopters to drop coated sachet baits with the RABORAL …

GEORGIA – After multiple reports of rabies in metro Atlanta this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking action to stop the spread at its source. Rabies vaccines airdrop What we know: Despite the ongoing government shutdown, the USDA will move forward with plans to drop oral rabies vaccines across parts of North Georgia using helicopters and airplanes. …

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – The Bexar County Public Health Department confirmed a fox tested positive for rabies on Tuesday. County health officials said a homeowner saw the fox behaving abnormally on their north Bexar County property located in the 27000 block of Mark Wayne. According to the county, the homeowner killed the fox and reported the incident to Bexar County …

The Alabama Department of Public Health has issued an advisory to Coffee County residents after a horse tested positive for rabies this week. The owners said they noticed the horse had scratch marks on her nose and she began rubbing and showing irritation there, according to a recent release. They assumed the scratches came from a fox or raccoon that …

Person County leaders confirmed the county’s eighth confirmed rabies case this year. Person County Animal Services and the Person County Health Department are urging the public to take precautions after the latest incident involved a racoon on Ridge Road in the Roxboro city limits. The county could not confirm any human or domestic animal contact with the raccoon. Rabies is …

Inside the Grand Teton National Park rabies exposure investigation  SFGATE Source link

By Craig Manning | Sept. 23, 2025 The Grand Traverse County Health Department (GTCHD) announced on Monday that a bat recently found inside a local residence had tested positive for rabies. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services had tested the bat for rabies “after possible human exposure.” Per a GTCHD press release, “all individuals identified as exposed” …

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI – A bat found inside a residence in Northern Michigan has tested positive for rabies. The Grand Traverse County Health Department confirmed the news on Monday, noting that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services tested the bat after possible human exposure. All individuals identified as exposed are receiving the necessary post-exposure medical care, officials …

Kent County Health Department confirms rabies in bat  woodtv.com Rabid bat found in Kent County, health officials urge caution  MLive.com Health officials urge caution around bats after rabies found in West Michigan  CBS News County’s first rabid bat of the year brings statewide total to 32  WWMT Rabies-positive bat captured in Kent County  FOX 17 West Michigan News Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link While human cases of rabies in the United States are rare, it’s still a deadly disease: six people have died from rabies nationwide since September 2024, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson confirmed to CNN. In addition, the CDC is tracking 14 potential outbreaks in 20 states, What is rabies? How is it …