Rabies

health-and-wellness

Monkey bites are puncture wounds or lacerations that can introduce bacteria, viruses, and debris into skin and tissue, posing risks such as bacterial infection and, in some regi...

Wildlife Safety and Zoonoses

If attacked by a raccoon, the immediate priorities are protecting your airway, controlling bleeding, and reducing infection risk. Raccoons are strong, dexterous, and capable of...

Safety

If a baby is attacked by a raccoon, act quickly and calmly. Move the baby to a safe indoor location away from the animal. Wash any wound gently with soap and clean water to lowe...

health-and-wellness

As of the most recent national surveillance reports, the last reported human death from domestically acquired rabies in the United States occurred in 2021, linked to a bat expos...

Animals & Wildlife

In early 2023, Ozzy, a domestic dog owned by Sharon Osbourne, bit a bat in Los Angeles, raising concerns about rabies exposure and pet safety. Officials quarantined Ozzy and obs...

Pets & Animals

A K9 shot refers to a vaccination given to dogs to protect against serious, sometimes life-threatening, infectious diseases. Core vaccines such as DHPP defend against distemper,...

science-health

Distributing a rabies vaccine dropped from air is a targeted, wildlife-centered public health practice used in North America and parts of Europe to prevent rabies spread in wild...

status

Is rabies on the rise overall? No; global human rabies deaths continue to decline due to vaccination of dogs, improved access to post-exposure prophylaxis, and surveillance, tho...

diseases-conditions

An encounter with a rabies attack begins with the bite, scratch, or mucous exposure to saliva from a rabid animal and can progress to severe neurological disease if not managed...

disease_and_infections

Rabies in the United Kingdom is exceptionally rare in humans, with only one recorded domestic animal transmission leading to a human death. This article explains the context, hi...