However, bats pose the biggest rabies threat in the United States, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most bats are not rabid.

Rabies vaccination requirements help ensure that canine rabies remains eliminated from the United States. sestovic/E+/Getty Images Rabies, which belongs to a group of viruses called lyssaviruses ...

Though people may mostly associate rabies with dogs, it’s a virus that can affect any mammal — including cats. In fact, rabies affects more cats than dogs in the United States.

In the United States, 70% of rabies cases are due to bats, MDH says. It’s important to note that if a bat is found in a room with someone who is sleeping, ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Due to major catastrophic impacts from Hurricane Helene, oral rabies vaccination, or ORV, projects in several states are being postponed. On Oct. 11, the USDA Animal and ...

Ma, Xiaoyue et al. “Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2021.” Journal of the American Veterinary Medical ...

A bat recently tested positive for rabies in Pueblo County. Here's what to know about the disease and its presence in Pueblo.

The Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed a second case of animal rabies in 2025. A fox found ...

The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed that a bat has tested positive for rabies in Pueblo ...