State Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Colin T. Campbell reminds everyone to vaccinate their pets and avoid contact with stray and wild animals, especially those that appear sick or are acting aggressive...

A global study on canine rabies, published today (16 April 2015), has found that 160 people die every single day from the disease.  The report is the first study to consider the impact in terms of deaths...

The number of animal rabies cases in Kansas have nearly tripled the first three months of 2015 compared to the comparable period last year prompting calls for awareness in the Sunflower State. The Kansas...

According to a report published in ProMED Mail, officials say 12-year old boy died of furious rabies during treatment at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. The patient...

San Diego County health officials say a rabid bat was found at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and are interested to know if anyone who was in the park directly handled the rabid bat. The County of San...

In March 1999, then President Joseph Estrada declared March as “Rabies Awareness Month” via Executive Order No. 84. The ultimate goal is to have a rabies free Philippines by the year 2020. This...

Health officials in two different areas of the Philippine archipelago are raising awareness of animal bites and rabies as the number of animal bites reported in each region increased significantly in 2014. The...

At least 13 people, four adults and nine children, in Cabatangan village, Zamboanga have been referred for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and are being monitored after eating infected dog meat,...

A 6-month-old kitten obtained on Craigslist has turned out positive for the nearly 100 percent lethal virus, rabies, requiring nearly two dozen people to receive rabies post-exposure prophylaxis. The...

Leading rabies prevention organization, the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC), recently announced the launch of the first of its online education programs, the Rabies Educator Certificate (REC). This...