The Virginia Department of Health is using World Rabies Day, Sept. 28, to remind Virginians about the importance of vaccinations to avoid deadly outcomes. Even though rabies is nearly 100 percent ...

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WLUK) -- The first person to survive rabies without the vaccine is celebrating 18 years of survival. Fond du Lac nativeJeanna Gieseis using her experience to teach others through a ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Every year, Raven Ridge Wildlife Center in Lancaster County takes in orphaned baby animals, raises them to the point they can fend for themselves, then releases them (or ...

(WHTM) — Once upon a time (specifically the 1970s), in a beautiful faraway country (specifically Switzerland), it rained chicken heads. The reason for this peculiar precipitation? Our old friend, ...

For World Rabies Day 2025, GARC urges global action under the theme: Act Now: You, Me, Community. Rabies is 99% fatal but 100% preventable. Let's End Rabies Now ...

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (WNEM) – The Central Michigan District Health Department (CMDHD), along with the Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development, Health and Human Services, and Natural ...

A recipient of a kidney transplant presented a medical mystery when he died from rabies in January 2025 only weeks after his ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is joining the Centers for Disease Control and ...

A puppy recently tested positive for rabies and was euthanized in New Mexico, according to a news release from the state’s health department. The animal, located in Bernalillo County, had shown signs ...

A Michigan man who received a kidney transplant died last December after contracting rabies from an organ donor who also died from the disease, the CDC said in a Dec. 4 report. Four notes: 1. In ...