A naturalist who contracted rabies from a bat has become the first person to die from the disease for 100 years. David McRae, from Angus, Scotland, lost his fight for life hours after test results ...

Following the skunk that tested positive for rabies in Lynchburg over the weekend, the Virginia Department of Health is shedding light on its investigation.

According to the California Department of Public Health, one of the most common sources of rabies in humans is from bats. The CDPH is warning the public not to handle bats, as bites often go ...

The rabies challenge-virus standard ... but from the standpoint of the human bat-bite victim, immediate immunization seems inescapable at present. In general, the fluorescent-antibody technic ...

A rabid bat was found dead near downtown Palo Alto ... “Rabies is transmitted through the bite of an infected animal, which poses a risk of others being infected,” Perez said.

An animal bite or exposure is defined as having one's skin pierced or abraded by animal teeth or claws, or by coming in contact with animal saliva or tissue on abraded skin, eyes, or mucus membranes.

Lee’s Summit authorities said a rabid bat was found earlier this week inside a residence in the 800 block of Northeast Chestnut Street. The bat was dead before animal control officers responded ...

A bat in Englewood tested positive for rabies, marking the first case in Arapahoe County this year, while another was found at a Colorado school in El Paso County.