Rabies

Health officials say five Americans died of rabies last year — the largest number in a decade

The U.S. plans a one-year ban on dogs brought in from more than 100 countries where rabies is still a problem

Don’t be alarmed by a low-flying helicopter over Cape Cod in the next month or so. Starting Monday, a helicopter will drop oral rabies vaccine baits intended for raccoons and other wildlife over portions of Barnstable and Plymouth counties, the Cape Cod Times reports. The distribution of the vaccine baits to the north and west of the Cape Cod...

Rutgers University police have euthanized an aggressive coyote believed responsible for two attacks on people walking near the Rutgers Nature Preserve.

A New Hampshire man is recovering after being bit by a bat that was hiding in his iPad case. Roy Syvertson, 86, of South Hampton, said he went to close up his iPad and the animal was wedged between the back of the device and its cover.

A Kent County woman became the first Delaware resident to die from rabies in more than 75 years.

A raccoon found in Camden County has tested positive for rabies.

Police say a rabid fox repeatedly attacked a golfer on his second hole at a Rhode Island country club.

For the 26th year, the Montgomery County Health Department will be hosting its Low-Cost Rabies Immunization Clinics to make sure your pets are safe at a reduced cost.

Thirteen people are being treated for exposure to rabies after a kitten found near Middletown tested positive for the deadly virus.

A positive rabies test has one Burlington County township on watch for rabid animals in the area.

A raccoon that was removed from a yard in Camden County, New Jersey tested positive for rabies, according to officials.

Delaware state officials are euthanizing dozens of cats found living in a Bear neighborhood for possible exposure to rabies.

CSL Behring may soon join the fight against Ebola.

A raccoon that was removed from a yard in Gloucester Township, New Jersey tested positive for rabies, according to officials.

Testing confirmed Friday that a raccoon discovered near a family’s dog in the yard of an Atlantic County home was rabid.

The kitten and another stray were euthanized, according to the NJ Department of Health and Human Services.

The Ebola virus is amongst the most deadly known to man, killing some 90 percent of the people afflicted, but one expert says it’s highly unlikely that an Ebola vaccine could or would be ready in time to help with this outbreak.