Officials say racoons, skunks, foxes, and bats are the most common carriers of rabies in the United States. If you are bitten by an animal that can’t be tested, you have to get a series of shots right ...

The Appalachian Trail spans 2,194 miles across 14 states along the East Coast of the U.S. Most experienced hikers begin their ...

Two separate cases of zoonotic diseases, hantavirus and rabies, were confirmed at Grand Canyon National Park. A park employee ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) says three people were exposed to a bat that has rabies. They ...

Here, in all of its full glory, it’s one of my favorite times of the year. We can be outside all day long — hiking, biking, ...

The Hopkins County Health Department is sharing a warning with residents after multiple reports of raccoon bites.

Health authorities are asking anyone who may have come into contact with a raccoon to contact the Columbus Environmental ...

Officials are reminding Ontarians that while human cases of rabies remain rare, the virus is almost always fatal once ...

Fish and Game is reminding the public to leave wild animals alone after a person became sick after being bitten by a wild ...

In June, a resident of Ticonderoga notified the Essex County Health Department about a woodchuck that was acting extremely aggressively, trying to attack family members and lingering around the ...

Raccoons are cute but shy and tend to stay away from people, even if they have food – and there are reasons to keep things ...