Three Human Rabies Deaths in the United States Attributed to Bat Exposures
Three people died from rabies after bat exposures. What happened?
A case report describes three human rabies deaths in the United States attributed to bat exposures. All three cases were fatal. This report …
Three people in the United States died from rabies after bat exposures, proving the disease remains fatal and preventable only with prompt m…
Case report describes rabies in a dog imported from Azerbaijan to the United States
A dog imported from Azerbaijan brought rabies to the United States.
A case report describes a single case of rabies in a dog imported from Azerbaijan to the United States. No details on intervention, outcomes…
A rabies-infected dog imported from Azerbaijan to the United States highlights the real-world risk of bringing diseases across borders.
Case report describes human rabies in Texas boy after bat bite
A boy in Texas got rabies after a bat bite. What does this tell us?
A case report describes a young boy in Texas who developed rabies after a bat bite. This single case demonstrates a temporal association but…
A Texas boy developed rabies after a bat bite, proving the disease can spread to humans and remains almost always fatal once symptoms start.
132 imported dogs identified with potentially ineffective rabies vaccination
Why are dogs arriving in the US with questionable rabies protection?
A field report identified 132 dogs imported into the U.S. from high-risk countries as having received potentially ineffective rabies vaccine…
A recent check found 132 dogs entering the U.S. from rabies-heavy countries had vaccination records that might not work.
ACIP Updates Rabies Preexposure Prophylaxis Vaccination Recommendations for At-Risk Individuals
U.S. health officials update recommendations for rabies prevention vaccination schedule
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issued updated recommendations for a modified rabies preexposure prophylaxis vaccinatio…
U.S. health officials updated rabies prevention schedules for at-risk workers and travelers, offering new expert guidance on when to get sho…
Case report describes fatal rabies in US organ transplant recipient from undiagnosed donor
Patient dies after receiving organ transplant from donor with undiagnosed rabies
A case report describes a patient in the United States who died after receiving a solid organ transplant from a donor with undiagnosed rabie…
A patient in the United States died after receiving a transplant from a donor with undiagnosed rabies, a very rare event that highlights the…
Case report describes fatal rabies in a child from Pedernales, Dominican Republic
Child dies from rabies in Dominican Republic, according to field investigation report
A field investigation case report describes a child from Pedernales, Dominican Republic who died after developing clinical signs consistent …
A child in the Dominican Republic died after developing signs consistent with rabies, highlighting the continued risk of this disease in som…
Case report describes cluster of rabid steers on Minnesota dairy farm infected by single skunk
Single skunk infected multiple steers with rabies on Minnesota dairy farm
A case report describes a cluster of rabid steers on a Minnesota dairy farm infected by a single skunk. No statistical analysis or generaliz…
A single skunk infected multiple steers with rabies on a Minnesota dairy farm, showing how one animal can spread the virus to others.