A northern Kentucky man died after a rabies infection. He is the first human to die from rabies in nearly 30 years, according to state health officials on Friday. They said the source of the man's ...

Stray and feral cats serve as a significant source for rabies exposure to people and pets,” Terri McCollister, the state’s ...

It is endemic in New Jersey and there are over 300 cases in the state every year. Rabies is a virus that attacks the central nervous system in mammals (warm-blooded animals). The virus is present ...

While any mammal can be infected with the rabies virus, the most common carriers in Kentucky are bats and skunks. Health officials said human-to-human transmission of rabies is rare but they are ...

“Laboratory testing results at (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) indicate that the individual was exposed to the rabies virus outside of the United States,” a cabinet ...

rabies is mostly transmitted via bites and scratches from dogs carrying the rabies virus. In people it causes inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and is almost 100% fatal once symptoms ...

Rabies is a disease in animals caused by a virus that can spread to humans. It's a very serious disease that almost always leads to death in animals and people once symptoms develop. It usually ...

Learn more about the distribution of rabies. The time between the introduction of the virus into the body and the appearance of the first clinical signs of rabies infection is known as the incubation ...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases Of South Africa (NICD) has issued an alert regarding rising rabies cases. Rabies in seals has previously been uncommon, however, new reports from ...

Barry Glotfelty, Director for FCHD’s Environmental Health Services said, “Mammals can be infected with the rabies virus so do not touch or play with unknown animals, and make sure your pets are ...

They said the source of the man's rabies exposure has not been identified and the man may have gotten the virus outside the U.S. during international travel. The man did get medical treatment in ...