Rabies Warning Issued for Walt Disney World Resort Area
FRIDAY, July 12, 2019 -- A rabies warning was issued for Walt Disney World Resort and the surrounding area after a rabid cat scratched two employees.
The 60-day warning was issued by the Florida Department of Health in Orange County for a two-mile... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 12, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rabies Warning Issued for Walt Disney World Area
The 60-day warning was issued by the Florida Department of Health in Orange County for a two-mile radius of the intersection of Interstate 4 and Epcot Center Drive, which includes Disney's Epcot Center theme park, USA Today reported. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - July 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A retrospective study of dog bite occurrence and anti-rabies vaccination of dogs in a state veterinary hospital in Ogoja, Cross River State, Nigeria - Isek TI, Umoh J, Dzikwi AA.
Rabies is one of the world's major zoonoses. Controlling rabies continues to pose a major public health challenge. The issues surrounding dog bites and the vaccination of dogs against rabies are important to consider in implementing programmes to control t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Human rabies in Brazil: a descriptive study, 2000-2017 - Vargas A, Romano APM, Merch án-Hamann E.
OBJECTIVE: to describe the epidemiological profile of human rabies in Brazil. METHODS: this is a descriptive study of human rabies cases reported in 2000-2017, with an estimate of incidence and spatial distribution. RESULTS: 188 cases were ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Trends in Human Rabies Deaths and Exposures -- United States Trends in Human Rabies Deaths and Exposures -- United States
This article underscores the need for awareness of the risk of rabies from wildlife, especially bats, and during international travel.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
I was bitten by a feral dog while overseas. My search for rabies shots was a terrifying ordeal.
I was in India but travelers should be forewarned: The disease is not uncommon in many countries, and visitors like me have died when not vaccinated. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shannon VanRaes Source Type: news
Vital signs: Trends in human rabies deaths and exposures - United States, 1938-2018 - Pieracci EG, Pearson CM, Wallace RM, Blanton JD, Whitehouse ER, Ma X, Stauffer K, Chipman RB, Olson V.
INTRODUCTION: Each year, rabies causes approximately 59,000 deaths worldwide, including approximately two deaths in the United States. Before 1960, dogs were a common reservoir of rabies in the United States; however, increasingly, species of wildlife (e.g... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Vital Signs: Trends in Human Rabies Deaths and Exposures --- United States, 1938--2018
Each year, rabies causes approximately 59,000 deaths worldwide, including approximately two deaths in the United States. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - June 13, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Rabies Source Type: news
Bats Now Pose Greatest Risk for Rabies in the US Bats Now Pose Greatest Risk for Rabies in the US
The main source of most human rabies infections has shifted from dogs to bats, which now cause about 70% of deaths in people infected with rabies.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - June 12, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Bats Are Biggest Rabies Danger, CDC Says
A scratch or bite from a bat can be smaller than the top of a pencil eraser, but that's enough to give a person rabies, the CDC said. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - June 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rabid bats are the most common source of exposure to the deadly virus in the US, CDC warns
Thanks to the rabies virus, dogs are no longer a major threat in the US. But wildlife - especially bats - still pose a risk of transmitting rabies to humans through bits or scratches, the CDC warns. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC: Wildlife Rabies, Especially in Bats, Poses Risk in U.S.
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2019 -- Wildlife rabies, especially in bats, poses a risk to humans in the United States, and postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) is important for preventing death, according to research published in the June 12 early-release issue of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 12, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Bats, Not Dogs, Are the Most Common Source of Rabies
In the United States, if you get bitten by a bat, get rabies shots. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - June 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: James Gorman Tags: Rabies Bats Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccination and Immunization your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
Most rabies infections in the United States come from bats, CDC says
In the United States, the culprit behind most rabies cases has shifted from dogs to bats. The flying mammals now cause 7 out of 10 US rabies cases, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bats Are Biggest Rabies Danger, CDC Says
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2019 -- The first thing folks think about with rabies is four-legged critters -- dogs, raccoons, skunks or foxes.
But the most dangerous rabies threat you ' ll face right now is dangling overhead somewhere, waiting to flutter down... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 12, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
