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— The first bat from Putnam County since 2006 has tested positive for rabies. The Putnam County Health Department made the announcement after receiving confirmation from the Ohio Department of ...
The department explained rabies could be of concern to people who received "a bite or scratch" from a bat — or even had "any physical contact" with the animal. "Bats have very small teeth ...
Rabies is a disease that affects the nervous system of humans and other mammals, health officials said. “People get rabies from the bite of an animal infected with the rabies virus (a rabid animal).
In animals, rabies is a viral zoonotic neuro-invasive disease which causes inflammation in the brain and is usually fatal. Rabies, caused by the rabies virus, primarily infects mammals. In the laboratory it has been found that birds can be infected, as well as cell cultures from birds, reptiles and insects. [1]
In 2018, a man died of rabies after contracting the virus from a cat in Morocco. [121] A rabies-like lyssavirus, called European bat lyssavirus 2, was identified in bats in 2003. [115] In 2002, there was a fatal case in a bat handler involving infection with European bat lyssavirus 2; infection was probably acquired from a bite from a bat in ...
An unidentified Fresno County individual died of rabies despite treatment after probably being bitten by a bat, the first human case in the area in 32 years. Bat is the prime suspect in ultra-rare ...
Other sources of rabies in humans include bats, [45] [46] monkeys, raccoons, foxes, skunks, cattle, wolves, coyotes, cats, and mongooses (normally either the small Asian mongoose or the yellow mongoose). [47] Rabies may also spread through exposure to infected bears, domestic farm animals, groundhogs, weasels, and other wild carnivorans.
Be sure dogs and cats are updated on rabies vaccinations. ... For more information about rabies and bats, contact Tazewell County Animal Control at 309-925-3370. ... The Today Show.