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Jul. 19—PUTNAM CO. — 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 ...
For more information about rabies and bats, contact Tazewell County Animal Control at 309-925-3370. This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Rabid bat found in Tazewell County prompts ...
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).
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 ...
The cat rumor stemmed from a post made in early September to a private Facebook group called "Springfield Ohio Crime and Information", and that post was later re-posted elsewhere. The post said: [48] Warning to all about our beloved pets & those around us!! My neighbor informed me that her daughter’s friend had lost her cat.
After the first course, or the "Day 0" dose of rabies vaccination, follow-up rabies vaccinations are given on Days 3, 7, and 14 from exposure. Those shots are given in the deltoid muscle ...
Leah Seneng, a 60-year-old California teacher, died from rabies after she was bitten last month by a bat that she found in her classroom.
Rabies is a fatal, but rare preventable viral disease that causes fewer than 10 deaths in the US every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.