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  2. Putnam County confirms case of rabies - AOL

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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 ...

  3. Bat virome - Wikipedia

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    Sick bats are more likely to be submitted for rabies testing than apparently healthy bats, known as sampling bias, [54] with most studies reporting rabies incidence of 5–20% in sick or dead bats. [51] Rabies virus exposure can be fatal in bats, though it is likely that the majority of individuals do not develop the disease after exposure. [51]

  4. Goose Fans 'May Have Been Exposed' to Rabid Bats at ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  5. Chicago concertgoers may have been exposed to potentially ...

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    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).

  6. Prevalence of rabies - Wikipedia

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    A rabies-like lyssavirus, called European bat lyssavirus 2, was identified in bats in 2003. [77] 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 Scotland. [69] [77]

  7. 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.

  8. Bat in Tazewell County has tested positive for rabies. Here's ...

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    The following guidelines can help protect people and pets from rabies, the release said: ... For more information about rabies and bats, contact Tazewell County Animal Control at 309-925-3370.

  9. Silver-haired bat - Wikipedia

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    Most bats do not have rabies; however, most recent human rabies deaths have been due to a strain of rabies associated with this species. [6] In 2015, a Wyoming woman woke up to a bat on her shoulder later to be identified as a silver-haired bat. She presented to the emergency department several weeks later with ataxia, dysphagia, and weakness.