At around 11 p.m. on June 20, while walking through our dark kitchen to check if the door was locked, I was bitten on the middle part of my lower left leg by a rat as I passed by the washing machine.

RABIES is a silent killer and the figures can prove it. The Department of Health (DOH) reported that rabies cases surged from ...

Tourists issued major advice after Brit dies from rabies after holiday dog bite A British woman has died after being bitten by a rabies-infected dog whilst visiting Morocco.

If a pet comes in contact with an animal that might be rabid, contact a veterinarian immediately. This is the third rabid fox bite reported this month.

Of the many infectious diseases that we get a lot of queries about, it would be the risk of getting rabies from animal bites, particularly from dogs and cats. Unfortunately, the number of human rabies ...

A rabid fox bit a dog and a person in Gaston County, near Dallas. The first victim received treatment, and the dog, current on its rabies vaccination, received a booster. The captured fox tested ...

The rabies virus enters the saliva and infects any mammal that the animal bites. There are dozens of different strains of the rabies virus, and each has a connection with a particular host species ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Friday reminded the public of its rabies benefit package following reported animal bite incidents and rabies ...

The villagers bitten by the animal were administered the required anti-rabies vaccines as per the necessary medical protocols, but six of them died in 11 days (between May 23 and June 2).

Barwani: As death toll in unknown animal bite incident in Rajpur subdivision of Barwani district touched five on Sunday, district collector has ordered an inquiry into the efficacy of anti-rabies ...

The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) is warning the public to be aware of the lethality of rabies. A study published earlier in May provided a 12-year analysis of animal bites ...

Exposure to rabies is considered to be any bite, scratch or other circumstance where saliva from a suspected rabid animal enters an open wound or the eyes, nose or mouth. This includes dogs and ...