We contacted 27 public health professionals with significant experience in the fields of rabies and PEP. Twenty participants completed the study, four did not reply to the initial survey, two declined ...

Like most infectious diseases, rabies can attack several species. However, which species are going to be infected and why turns out to be a difficult problem that represents a major gap in our ...

A coordinated and sustained program of dog vaccination is essential for preventing rabies spread to humans and animals, according to new research. Research, led by academics at Imperial, the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first reported cases of rabies transmission through solid organ transplantation. Confirmation came from laboratory testing of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A rabies vaccination campaign among dogs successfully interrupted transmission of the disease to humans in a ...

HIV-AIDS. SARS. Ebola. Bird flu. Swine flu. Rabies. These are emerging infectious diseases where the viruses have jumped from one animal species into another and now infect humans. This is a ...

Why rabies is making a comeback this summer — and what you should know - A raccoon is biting people in New Jersey and ...

The risk of catching rabies may be a possibility for anyone who had direct contact with the bat that flew into the Yellow Deli Restaurant in Vista on Sunday, July 19. The incident occurred at 1 p.m., ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, researchers evaluated the concerns regarding the hematophagous bat-borne rabies in Brazil. Human rabies is an overlooked ...

Bats are the sole source of rabies in Oregon. So far this year, three bats in Douglas County have tested positive for rabies.

The Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation (MAPAQ) would like to remind pet owners of the importance of vaccinating their animals against rabies and keeping those vaccinations ...

Background: In the United States, the risk of rabies transmission to humans in most situations of possible exposure is unknown. Controlled studies on rabies are clearly not possible. Thus, the limited ...