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  2. Rabies - Wikipedia

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    Canine-specific rabies has been eradicated in the United States, but rabies is common among wild animals, and an average of 100 dogs become infected from other wildlife each year. [ 113 ] [ 114 ] High public awareness of the virus, efforts at vaccination of domestic animals and curtailment of feral populations, and availability of postexposure ...

  3. Rabies in animals - Wikipedia

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    In 2010, an estimated 26,000 people died from the disease, down from 54,000 in 1990. [6] The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that dogs are the main source of human rabies deaths, contributing up to 99% of all transmissions of the disease to humans. [7] Rabies in dogs, humans and other animals can be prevented through vaccination.

  4. Do I need to be worried about rabies? Here's what to know. - AOL

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    Dogs and cats used to be vectors of rabies in the United States, ... “Rabies does have an early-disease stage in which people have a general sense of illness, with fever, chills, muscle weakness ...

  5. Dr. Cynthia Maro: Rabies facts for pet owners - AOL

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    In the U.S., in 2022, there were 3,579 reported cases of rabies infections. All of those cases were confirmed through brain biopsy of the deceased animal and that is the only way to make a ...

  6. List of dog diseases - Wikipedia

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    Rabies (hydrophobia) is a fatal viral disease that can affect any mammal, although the close relationship of dogs with humans makes canine rabies a zoonotic concern. Vaccination of dogs for rabies is commonly required by law. Please see the article dog health for information on this disease in dogs. [1]

  7. Half a dozen people were exposed to calf that tested positive ...

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    DPH says if you believe that you, someone you know, or your pets have come in contact with the rabid animal, or another animal that potentially has rabies, call the agency’s Public Health Aiken ...

  8. Prevalence of rabies - Wikipedia

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    However, dogs are the principal host in Asia, parts of the Americas, and large parts of Africa. Oral vaccines can be safely administered to wild animals through bait, a method initiated on a large scale in Belgium and that has successfully reduced rabies in rural areas of Canada, France, the United States, and elsewhere.

  9. 4 people, 5 pets test positive for rabies in multiple SC ...

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    A raccoon in Chester, S.C., tested positive for rabies, while one dog was exposed and will be quarantined. A bat in Charleston, S.C., tested positive for rabies, which led to four people being ...