The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County is monitoring a possible rabies outbreak, after a confirmed case in the Bee Ridge area.

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

“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 ...

For the first time, birds in a backyard flock in Wayne County have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ...

Small rodents (e.g., rats, mice and squirrels), are rarely found to be carrying the rabies virus. Exposures to these animals require post-exposure prophylaxis in exceptional circumstances only, such ...

NAIROBI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, the World Health Organization has said, weeks after an ...

We focus on not only through the study of viral epitopes but also through the understanding of virus-antibody interactions. Also, we decipher the role of antibodies in the attachment of the virus to ...

To help protect people and pets from rabies, Ontario law (Regulation 567, Rabies Immunization) requires animal owners to vaccinate specific animals against rabies. The Toronto Animal Services’ Chip ...

HMPV causes flu-like symptoms. The virus usually affects the upper respiratory system but can sometimes cause lower respiratory infections. HMPV is more common in winter and early spring.

The injured resident "has since received immediate medical care and post-exposure prophylaxis" for rabies — which is transferable to humans — the health department said in a news release.

News reports and social media posts are warning of a new outbreak of a little-known virus called human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China, but officials are yet to confirm this. Instead, official ...