rabies

Rabies virus is a virus that causes rabies in humans and animals and its transmission can occur through the saliva of animals. Immunization and vaccination are the most important preventive measures for this disease. Treatment by vaccination is the best and most effective method in treating rabies. One of ...

NONG KHAI: A 15-year-old girl has died from rabies in Muang district after being scratched by a puppy a few months ago, the eighth fatality from the viral disease this year. Pratthana Sae Tang, a Mathayom Suksa 3 (Grade 9) student at Laofai Padungwit School, had taken a two-month-old puppy into her ...

Rabid animals are not always aggressive. Wildlife may carry the rabies virus without showing any recognizable signs of infection. Any animals that are acting strangely, such as nocturnal animals seen out in the daytime, must be regarded as sick and potentially rabid. If a wild or domestic animal seems sick ...

According to a post on the Pittsburg Police Department Facebook page, a dog and a skunk have tested positive for rabies in Pittsburg/Camp County within the past 30 days. Authorities say that the infected skunk was seen fighting with a dog. In both rabies cases, the dogs were not vaccinated for rabies as ...

WAREHAM - The Wareham Dept. of Natural Resources in coordination with the USDA and the Cape Cod Rabies Task Force will be distributing rabies vaccine baits to reduce rabies in wildlife Tuesday, April 24. The baited vaccine that they will be distributing is a small, 2-inch-by-2-inch dark block that says ...

ST. MICHAELS — A red fox that attacked family pets in the Rio Vista neighborhood of St. Michaels has tested positive for rabies, and Talbot County health officials are warning citizens to take precautions. Maryland's Rabies Laboratory notified the Talbot County Health Department's Office of Environmental ...

ST. MICHAELS — A red fox that attacked family pets in the Rio Vista neighborhood of St. Michaels has tested positive for rabies, and county health officials are warning citizens to take precautions. Maryland's Rabies Laboratory notified the Talbot County Health Department's Office of Environmental Health ...

NORWALK — Norwalk Animal Control and the town clerk's office are hosting the 14th annual rabies vaccination clinic during the first weekend in June. From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on June 3, residents and non-residents can have their pets vaccinated against rabies for $20. This low-cost event will take place at ...

Free rabies vaccinations are being offered to any and all of Suffolk County's four-legged friends. The Town of Brookhaven has partnered with the Suffolk County Department of Health Services to give shots to dogs, cats, and even ferrets on Saturday, April 28. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., residents can bring their ...

State dog wardens plan to come to the Lehigh Valley next month to check for current licenses and rabies shots during a week-long canvass. Lehigh and Northampton counties are on the state's list for the door-to-door checks the week of May 1-4. Pennsylvania law requires all dogs three months or older to ...

The county says it has documented six cases of rabies in raccoons this year. On Tuesday, the county reported a positive case in the 3100 block of Albatross Lane. The county reported on Wednesday that another case had been discovered, this time in the 4500 block of North Peachtree Road in Dunwoody.

One of the core equine diseases—rabies—has a 100% fatality rate once clinical signs appear, but is easily preventable via vaccination. “My first equine rabies case happened in a suburban barn—this family had a barn behind their house,” recalled Buff Hildreth, DVM, of Richland, Texas. “Their 2-year-old gelding, who was ...

NORTH PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Department of Health are advising the people who live in the Lymansville area of Sack Street North Providence that a raccoon in the area tested positive for rabies. The raccoon was seen in a yard with three ...

Apex, N.C. — Wake County Animal Control was called Wednesday to respond to a report of a rabid raccoon near Cabin Wood Court in Apex. A resident found the raccoon injured on the side of the road, picked it up and brought it indoors. The raccoon tested positive for rabies on Thursday. Anyone who ...

An injured raccoon that was found on the side of the road and taken indoors has tested positive for rabies. A resident picked up the raccoon near Cabin Wood Court in Apex on Tuesday, according to Wake County. The animal tested positive for rabies on Thursday, according to the county. In a news release ...

Pet owners should make sure their animals are up to date on rabies vaccinations to avoid lengthy and costly quarantines or euthanasia if a pet comes in contact with a rabid animal. Livestock owners are encouraged to check with their veterinarians about rabies vaccinations for horses, cattle and other ...

Oakland County health officials are warning people not to interact with wild animals after a skunk in Rochester Hills was found to have rabies. "Our natural instinct is to befriend ... Keep pets indoors or supervised to limit their exposure to wild animals that may be rabid. • Use a leash when walking dogs or ...

Wake County Animal Control confirmed Thursday afternoon that the coyote tested positive for rabies. ... According to the Wildlife Resources Commission, as of March 1, 2018, there have been 367 attacks by non-rabid coyotes in the United States and Canada; however, no attacks have occurred in North ...

DeKalb County on Tuesday confirmed the fourth case of rabies discovered in a raccoon in the county since September. The latest case involves a raccoon that was captured on April 6 in the 3100 block of Albatross Lane. “Rabies is a disease that affects the brain. It's usually passed from animal to animal but ...

A rabid skunk possibly bit a cat on Parkwood Road in Galax, according to a statement issued by the Virginia Department of Health and circulated among local veterinarians. The cat is unidentified. ... at (276) 236-6127. Please check them for wounds or injuries, and have their rabies vaccinations up to date.