Scientists Identify 1st Known Outbreak of Rabies in Seals
Scientists say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals
The only other known case of rabies in a sea mammal was in a ringed seal in Norway's Svalbard islands in the early 1980s. That seal had likely been infected by a rabid arctic fox, researchers said, and there was no evidence of rabies spreading among seals there.
Scientists Identify First Known Outbreak of Rabies in Seals
Scientist in South Africa believe they have successfully identified the first time the rabies virus has spread to sea mammals, in this case among 24 dead Cape fur seals. The bodies of the sea mammals were discovered in various locations across the west and south coast of the country, according to state veterinarian Dr. Lesley van Helden.
South African Officials Find Rabies Outbreak in Seals
Officials in South Africa say they are experiencing a rabies outbreak among its wild seal population. It's the first time they say an outbreak of the virus has been found in sea mammals. A representative for the city of Cape Town says it received reports of aggressive seals from local residents,
Deadly rabies outbreak as scientists confirm infection in totally new species
Rabies has been found for the first time in a new species, according to scientists, who discovered that the infection had been spreading among a population of sea mammals
South Africa Warns About Aggressive Seals After Rabies Found
Officials in South Africa say they are experiencing a rabies outbreak among its wild seal population. It's the first time they say an outbreak of the virus has been found in sea mammals.
Raccoon tests positive for rabies in Lewis County
Lewis County Public Health officials announced that t a raccoon in the Town of Lowville has tested positive for rabies.
Raccoon found in Columbia County test positive for rabies
A raccoon found in Grovetown has tested positive for rabies, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.
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New Bedford warning residents about rabies vaccines after raccoon tests positive
New Bedford officials are warning residents around Buttonwood Park to vaccinate their pets after a raccoon tested positive ...
Raccoon in New Bedford's Buttonwood Park area tests positive for rabies. What to know.
State health officials have notified the city that a raccoon found in the Buttonwood Park area has tested positive for rabies ...
Rabid raccoon found in Buttonwood area of New Bedford
The New Bedford mayor's office said Thursday that a raccoon found in the Buttonwood Park area tested positive for rabies.
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Lowville Raccoon Tests Positive for Rabies; 4th Rabid Animal in Lewis County this Year
LOWVILLE, N.Y. -- A raccoon from the Town of Lowville has tested positive for rabies. Lewis County Public Health has been ...
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Anti-rabies effort continues on Cape Cod and South Coast
The Cape Cod and Southeastern Massachusetts Rabies Task Force is once again distributing baits laced with anti-rabies vaccine ...
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Annual Rabies Bait Drop Protects People and Pets
The Tennessee Department of Health is working with the United States Department of Agriculture to help prevent rabies by ...