A descriptive analysis of human rabies in mainland China, 2005-2020 - Yue Y, Chen Q, Mu D, Li Y, Yin W.
Epidemiological characteristics of human rabies in mainland China, 2005-2020 were analyzed to evaluate the effect of rabies control in China in recent years. A total of 24,319 human rabies cases were recorded in 2097 counties in 321 cities of 31 provinces ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Rabies post-exposure treatment: management guidelines
A practical guide to undertaking a risk assessment of potential rabies exposures and the correct use of post-exposure treatment (PET). (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Spatial patterns and risk of aggression of dogs and cats in a central township of Mexico City - Quezada-Nolasco JL, Galarde-L ópez M, Sánchez-Zamorano LM, Serrano-Márquez JM, Arvizu-Tovar LO, Reyna-Sevilla A, Gallardo VMA, Soberanis-Ramos O.
This study aimed to iden... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Non-Human Animals and Insects Source Type: news

South Africa: Govt Issues Rabies Warning in High Risk Areas
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has warned local residents and holidaymakers to be alert in rabies high risk areas. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 20, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Integrated rabies surveillance - Hunan Province, China, 2020 - Yang H, Chen S, Dai Z, Luo L, Sun Q, Zhao S, Zeng G, Liu Z, Hu S.
The objective of this paper was to assess the epidemiology of rabies in Hunan Province, analyze the associated factors, understand the status of prevention and treatment after rabies exposure, evaluate the effectiveness of prevention and trea... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Human rabies - Texas, 2021 - Blackburn D, Minhaj FS, Al Hammoud R, Orciari L, Miller J, Maness T, Stewart J, Singletary B, Ledezma E, Ellsworth M, Carlo-Angler ó A, Niezgoda M, Gigante CM, Rao AK, Satheshkumar PS, Heresi GP, Kieffer A, Wallace RM.
In late August 2021, a boy aged 7 years was bitten by a bat while he was playing outside his apartment home in Medina County, Texas. He informed his parents; however, no rabies postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) was sought because there were no visible bite ma... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Bat bite kills Texas boy after first rabies case in years
The Texas boy, who died in October 2021, was one of five rabies deaths last year - the highest number in a decade in the US. He did not receive care early enough due to a lack of bite marks. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Human Rabies - Texas, 2021
This report describes a case of human rabies after a young boy was bitten by a bat in Texas. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - December 8, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Public Health Rabies Source Type: news

Radiological Case: Rabies Encephalitis Radiological Case: Rabies Encephalitis
This case demonstrates the fatal nature of rabies encephalitis, underscoring the need for prompt postexposure rabies prophylaxis using proper technique to reduce therapy failure.Applied Radiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology Journal Article Source Type: news

Standing AFFIRM: Gun Ownership is Not a Disease, but Gun Violence is Like Rabies
No abstract available (Source: Emergency Medicine News)
Source: Emergency Medicine News - November 1, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Standing AFFIRM Source Type: news

U.S. weighs crackdown on experiments that could make viruses more dangerous
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Source: ScienceNOW - October 19, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news

Nigeria: Rabies Kills 55, 000 Nigerians Annually - USAID
[Daily Trust] Rabies claims about 55, 000 lives every year in Nigeria, with rabid dogs accounting for about 94 per cent of confirmed human infections, Mieko Mckay, USAID Nigeria Deputy Office Director for Health, has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 27, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Woman who brought raccoon to North Dakota bar is charged
A woman who brought a wild raccoon into a North Dakota bar, prompting state health officials to issue a warning about potential rabies exposure, is facing criminal charges #northdakota #statehealthofficials (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Rabies Alert Issued After Woman Brings Raccoon Into North Dakota Bar
A local resident brought the animal into the Maddock Bar during happy hour and showed it to another patron. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - September 14, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news

USDA Scatters Oral Rabies Vaccines for Wildlife in 13 States USDA Scatters Oral Rabies Vaccines for Wildlife in 13 States
The US.Department of Agriculture is dropping nearly 4 million packets of oral rabies vaccines from helicopters, planes, and vehicles in 13 states, stretching from Alabama to Maine.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - August 30, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news