An Upstate dog was exposed to rabies, state health officials confirmed Friday.

It is caused by the rabies virus (a lyssavirus), which attacks the central nervous system and, if left untreated, is almost always fatal. Despite being preventable through vaccination, rabies remains ...

A tragic and rare instance of rabies has unfolded in Chicago, Illinois. Health officials reported this week that a young pet puppy developed the fatal infection—the first such case documented in the ...

For the first time in nearly 70 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proposing a change in how dogs are imported into the United States. Revisiting guidelines last revised in ...

The Covid-19 pandemic set back many of the global health goals for 2030. One of the most feasible to recover is the target of eliminating human deaths from rabies, thanks to an effective, inexpensive ...

Dog-mediated rabies, a fatal disease that kills tens of thousands of people in Africa every year, remains persistently endemic in affected regions. That is, despite an overall low virus prevalence, ...

Officials urge vigilance and updated pet vaccinations as another rabies case was confirmed earlier this week in the Lakeland ...

A dog in Chicago tested positive for rabies, marking the first case in Illinois in over 30 years. The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control confirmed this is the first such case in ...