The discovery that other vertebrates have healthy, microbial brains is fueling the still controversial possibility that we ...

The injured resident "has since received immediate medical care and post-exposure prophylaxis," for rabies, according to the Nassau County Department of Health.

Travelling internationally with your pets requires a variety of documents and obtaining treatments in advance, with the ...

Westchester County is seeking anyone who may have had contact with a stray cat near Locust Hill Avenue and Overlook Terrace in Yonkers.

Idaho Fish and Game reports an infant was attacked and injured by a raccoon in its parents' Cassia County home.According to a ...

Measuring the global burden of rabies is difficult because surveillance is often inadequate. While human incidence of rabies are rare in the U.S., averaging one to three cases per year, this disease ...

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...

A northern Kentucky resident has died from rabies, the first such case in a human in more than a quarter century, the ...

(Frankfort, Ky.) - Kentucky health officials have announced a human death from rabies in a northern Kentucky resident. According to the Kentucky Department of Public Health (KDPH), the source of the ...

Rabies is a viral disease that affects mammals including humans, pets and livestock. The disease spreads via saliva, most often through bites, scratches or direct contact with the eyes, mouth or open ...