For the first time in almost 70 years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking to revise dog import regulations in an effort to keep dog rabies virus out of the country. Rabies is known for mutating to match the animals it infects. The strain most specific to dogs has not…
CDC Wants Dogs Microchipped Before Traveling Abroad to Make Sure They Don’t Bring Back Rabies
Second Rabid Bat Found in Orange County
October 7, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County health officials are reporting the discovery of a second rabid bat in the last month. A bat found Oct. 6 outside the main lobby of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Building on Alton Parkway in Irvine has tested positive for rabies, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Given the location…
Rabid Bat Found in Fountain Valley
September 17, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A bat found at a parking lot in Fountain Valley tested positive for rabies, according to Orange County health officials. The animal was found at around 10:30 a.m. Sept. 14 at Pickleball Court No. 1 at the Fountain Valley Tennis Center on 16400 Brookhurst Street. Given the location and circumstance, the Orange County…
US Had 5 Rabies Deaths Last Year, Highest Total in a Decade
NEW YORK—Five Americans died of rabies last year—the largest number in a decade—and health officials said Thursday that some of the people didn’t realize they had been infected or refused life-saving shots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on three of the deaths, all stemming from contact with bats. CDC officials…
US Bans Dogs Brought in From 100 Countries With Rabies Risk
NEW YORK—U.S. health officials Monday announced a one-year ban on bringing in dogs from more than 100 countries where rabies is still a problem. Dogs coming in from those countries already needed proof of rabies vaccination. The ban is being imposed because of a spike in the number of puppies denied entry because they weren’t…
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