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Rabid bat found in Hall County home

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:31:59 -0400

GAINESVILLE, Georgia - A rabies alert has been issued in part of Hall County after a rabid bat was found inside of a house in Gainesville.

Another rabid bat caught in N. Idaho

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:58:04 -0400

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Another rabid bat in northern Idaho has turned up, this time after one was caught by a Coeur d'Alene family's pet dog.

Okla. health department urges rabies precautions

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:59:23 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - Health officials in Oklahoma are urging residents to take precautions to protect themselves and their pets from rabies by having their pets vaccinated.

Ill. boy bitten by monkey to seek rabies treatment

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:46:22 -0400

GODFREY, Illinois - A southwestern Illinois prosecutor says a boy bitten by a pet monkey during a dog event will undergo precautionary rabies vaccinations rather than having the primate euthanized to see if it's infected with the disease.

18 treated after contact with rabid raccoon in RI

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:53:10 -0400

COVENTRY, Rhode Island - Eighteen people are now being treated for possible rabies exposure after coming into contact with a baby raccoon in Coventry that later tested positive for the disease.

Milwaukee health department warns of rabies

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:07:22 -0400

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee health department is warning residents to take steps to prevent exposure to rabies.

Rabid bat found in Annapolis apartment building

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:41:02 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is issuing an alert after a rabid bat was found at an Annapolis apartment building.

Wash. kids play with dead bats, get rabies shots

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:13:03 -0400

MOSES LAKE, Washington - The Grant County Health District says some Moses Lake, Washington, children are getting precautionary rabies shots after they were found playing with several dead bats.

Cat tests positive for rabies in Hillsborough, NH

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:44:33 -0400

HILLSBOROUGH, New Hampshire - Police in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, say a cat that has attacked three people has tested positive for rabies.

2 raccoons with rabies found in NH town

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:04 -0400

HANOVER, New Hampshire - New Hampshire authorities say they've confirmed two cases of rabies in raccoons in the town of Hanover.