Rabies

Farm Adventures of Harmony, N.C., owned the goats, state health officials said. It was unclear how many people might have been exposed to them since late July.

Four baby goats that traveled to petting-zoo events in North Carolina this summer tested positive for rabies, prompting state officials on Friday to urge anyone who came in contact with them to alert their local health department.

"Rabies is almost always fatal in mammals, including people, unless medications to prevent infections are gi

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A second cat has contracted racoon rabies this summer, this time in Saint-Anicet, Que, in the Montérégie region.

Three people had to seek preventative care against the disease after coming into contact with the animal Santé Québec Montérégie-Centre said in a news release on Monday.

The case was discovered one w

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It is possible, although rare, for a bat infected with rabies to pass the disease on to other mammals, including humans.

Signs that a bat may have rabies

Infected bats may not show any signs of rabies. Infection can only be confirmed in a laboratory.

Clinical signs in bats may include:

• behaviour changes - infected animals are prone to more aggression

• disorientation and difficulty flying (infected bats may be injured as a result)

• eyes taking on a staring expression

How rabies is sprea

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The Lahaul-Spiti district administration has launched a six-day Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme to control the growing population of stray dogs and reduce the risk of dog-bite incidents and rabies in the district.

Deputy Commissioner Kiran Bhadana inaugurated the sterilisation campaign at Gaushal Gram Panchayat in the Keylong subdivision on Monday. The first phase is being conducted in Keylong from August 24 to 26, with 30 stray dogs targeted for sterilisation. The second phase will be held

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Since February–March 2026, Russia has carried out widespread livestock culling and quarantine measures across several Siberian regions, officially due to pasteurellosis and rabies. The scale of these actions suggests a possible, though unconfirmed, outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD), leading to export restrictions and regional trade bans, even though authorities deny any presence of FMD.

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T'puram: Eight people were injured in a series of stray dog attacks at Panathura on Sunday morning, triggering panic among residents in the area. Locals said a stray dog suddenly turned aggressive and began attacking people in the locality.The injured are Ashwin, C Vijayan, C Vidyadharan, Shantha, Sankaran, Gomathi, Ravindran and Vishakh, all Panathura natives.The victims were taken to Govt Hospital, Thiruvallom, where they were administered anti-rabies vaccination. All of them were later dischar

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Between August and December 2025, HPAI and ASF accounted for most of the 6000 wildlife disease outbreaks reported across 52 countries. HPAI remains the primary concern due to its impact on threatened species and continued adaptation in mammals, while new detections of West Nile fever in Belgium and rabies in Kazakhstan highlight the geographic spread of zoonotic diseases. The true global burden is likely underestimated because of limited wildlife surveillance in Africa and Asia.

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Red meat lovers and farmers are facing yet another blow after the Red Meat Industry Services (RMIS) confirmed a case of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in sheep Image: File Red meat lovers and farmers are facing yet another blow after the Red Meat Industry Services (RMIS) confirmed a case of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in sheep in the Augrabies area, Northern Cape. This comes as South Africa continues to deal with Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), which has disrupted livestock markets, restricted animal movements, and placed significant financial pressure on farmers across multiple provinces. Rift Valley Fever is a viral disease that primarily affects domestic livestock, often leading to miscarriages and high mortality rates among infected animals. IOL previously reported that the country has been battlin...
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SHENZHEN, CHINA, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- China Medical System Holdings Limited ("CMS" or the "Group") is pleased to announce that on 22 September 2025, the Group through its subsidiaries entered into two separate exclusive Collaboration Agreements (the "Agreements") with Chongqing Genrix Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Genrix Bio") for two Class 1 therapeutic biological products, Vecantoxatug Injection (GR2001, "Vecantoxatug") indicated for passive immunization against tetanus and Silevimig Injection (GR1801, "Silevimig") indicated for passive immunization following suspected rabies virus exposure, respectively. In accordance with the Agreements, the Group has obtained exclusive commercialization rights for these two products in mainland China and exclusive licensing rights for th...
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As South Africa works to contain and treat various outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the country, the Red Meat Industry Services body (RMIS) has reported that another disease, Rift Valley Fever, has been diagnosed in sheep. The group's latest FMD update noted that RVF has been diagnosed in sheep in the Augrabies area in the Northern Cape. Rift Valley Fever is a viral zoonosis, affecting primarily domestic livestock; it causes abortion and death of the animals. Notably, the disease can be spread to humans by infected animals, usually through contact with the blood or body fluids of infected animals or by bites from infected mosquitoes. However, there has been no documented case of human-to-human transmission. The virus was first identified in 1931 during an investigation into an ...
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