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Mar 18, 2013
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Organ Transplant Leads To Rabies Infection and Death

By Anna Tomasulo
Last Friday, March 15, the CDC confirmed that a rabies death in Maryland was caused by an organ transplant from an infected donor. Three other patients received organs from the now deceased donor,...
rabies, organ transplant, virus, donor, maryland
Aug 25, 2012
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2011-2012: Year of the Bat

By Amy Hansen
The year 2011-2012 has been declared the “Year of the Bat” by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the...
bats, EUROBAT, rabies
Aug 6, 2012
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New Study Finds Rabies May Not Always Be Fatal

By Lauren Edmundson
A study published on August 1 in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene reported that rabies may not be fatal in all patients who do not receive treatment. Among the study population...
rabies, bats, peru
Jun 20, 2012
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Containing Rabies Outbreak in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province

By Robyn Correll Carlyle
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Provincial Government of South Africa says it is moving quickly to respond to a recent of outbreak of rabies. There have been three rabies deaths confirmed in the province...
rabies, south africa, Kwazulu Natal
Mar 15, 2012
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Scientists Discover Novel Rabies Virus in Tanzania

By Anna Tomasulo
A new type of rabies was discovered this week by scientists at the University of Glasgow and the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA). The virus originated from the Serengeti...
civet, rabies, lyssavirus, Tanzania
Sep 26, 2011
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September 28 2011: World Rabies Day

By Amy Hansen
Each year on Sept. 28 events are held worldwide to raise awareness about the impact of rabies in both humans and animals. Despite rabies being vaccine-preventable, over 55,000 people die each year...
rabies, vaccine, pet, dog
Jul 1, 2011
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Rabies in Azerbaijan

By healthmap
Rabies Virus
In the Sheki region of Azerbaijan there was an outbreak of rabies among domestic animals. Measures have been taken to remove the infected animals which were infected by attacking wolves. Ten...
rabies, Azerbaijan, wolves
Jun 21, 2011
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Rabies PEP Failure

By Amy Hansen
A patient in Mumbai, India is now in a coma after becoming infected with rabies despite completing the recommended postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) regimen following a dog bite. A 2nd patient is also...
rabies, india
Jun 14, 2011
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Eight-year Old Girl Survives Rabies without Vaccination

By healthmap
Eight-year old Precious Reynolds became just the 6th person in the world to have survived a rabies bite without receiving vaccination. The little girl was scratched on the arms by a feral cat near...
rabies
Nov 1, 2010
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Rabies in Guangdong

By healthmap
It was recently reported that from January to October of this year, 228 people have died from rabies bites in Guangdong Province in Southern China. Most cases occurred among young children and...
rabies, Guangdong