Rabies is a deadly viral infection that primarily spreads through the bite of an infected animal. Most people associate rabies with deep bites, but what about scratches from dogs or cats? Can a ...

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

A vaccinated dog in Chicago tested positive for rabies, exposing 13 people who are now receiving post-exposure treatment; none have shown symptoms. This is the first rabies-positive dog case in Cook ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kerr County has confirmed its seventh rabies case of 2026, and officials are reminding pet owners to keep vaccinations up to ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...