Rabies

Preventive treatment may be needed for anyone who handled or was attacked by the animal.

LAKE SHORE, Md. - The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is looking for anyone who may have come in contact with a raccoon on or near McGill Court and Milburn Circle in Pasadena after the animal tested positive for rabies.

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Officials said the raccoon was found on June 15. Anyone who had contact with the animal, or whose pet has unexplained wounds, is asked to call the Anne Arundel County

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Omsk Oblast in Russia has recorded three confirmed human rabies deaths since early April 2026, all attributable to failure to seek or accept post-exposure prophylaxis after bites from domestic dogs and cats. This concentration of fatalities within a single oblast over less than two months substantially exceeds the region's expected share of Russia's typical annual human rabies burden. The cluster highlights a critical gap in health-seeking behavior and in domestic animal immunization.

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ALMATY, April 22 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan on Wednesday listed measures amounting to the partial quarantine of cattle, linking them to foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in 48 countries in 2025-26. The country's agriculture ministry said in a statement that measures to be taken during the national "cattle hygiene" month would include disinfection facilities in farm areas, restricted access for outsiders, and elimination of infected animals. The move comes after ⁠an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the northwest of China and the mass culling of animals in Siberia due to what officials said were outbreaks of pasteurellosis and rabies. The affected farmers, some veterinarians, and biologists called the Siberian culls excessive for dealing with pasteurellosis and rabies. The U.S. Department of...
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ALMATY, April 22 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan on Wednesday listed measures amounting to the partial quarantine of cattle, linking them to foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in 48 countries in 2025-26. The country's agriculture ministry said in a statement that measures to be taken during the national "cattle hygiene" month would include disinfection facilities in farm areas, restricted access for outsiders, and elimination of infected animals. The move comes after ⁠an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the northwest of China and the mass culling of animals in Siberia due to what officials said were outbreaks of pasteurellosis and rabies. The affected farmers, some veterinarians, and biologists called the Siberian culls excessive for dealing with pasteurellosis and rabies. The U.S. Department of...
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Aujeszky’s disease (pseudorabies) virus has been detected in commercial swine herds in Iowa and Texas for the first time since the disease was eradicated from US commercial operations in 2004. Five boars tested positive after moving from an outdoor Texas facility with potential feral swine contact. Authorities have depopulated affected animals and initiated comprehensive traceback investigations to prevent further spread. They emphasize that the outbreak poses no risk to human health or food safety, despite potential short-term impacts on swine exports.

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A 45-year-old woman in Thakurgaon, Bangladesh, died from rabies after a fox attack, exposing major gaps in post-exposure care. She received incomplete vaccination, while the local health facility had no rabies vaccine stock. Increased fox encounters linked to expanding maize fields may be raising exposure risk. Despite Bangladesh’s progress in reducing rabies deaths, this case highlights ongoing rural vulnerabilities. Urgent priorities include restoring vaccine supplies, ensuring timely treatment, and strengthening a One Health strategy integrating human, animal, and wildlife health.

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Multiple rabies exposures occurred in early May 2026 in the USA, including a beaver attack at Lake Henry in Mahwah, New Jersey, that injured several people, including a child, and a bat that tested positive in Tornillo, Texas. All identified bite victims are receiving post-exposure prophylaxis, and public health authorities are working to identify any additional exposures from the Mahwah incident. These cases reflect ongoing endemic rabies circulation in U.S. wildlife, with the beaver attack representing an unusual species involvement and exposure scenario in a suburban recreational setting. Each year, about 1.4 million Americans are evaluated for rabies exposure, and 100 000 receive post-exposure prophylaxis.

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A single case of canine rabies with a confirmed Moroccan viral origin has been detected in Vittorio Veneto, Veneto, Italy, following the illegal importation of a dog from North Africa—the first confirmed rabid terrestrial animal in Italy since the 2011 sylvatic outbreak. All identified human contacts have received post-exposure prophylaxis, and exposed animals are under veterinary observation. A municipal vaccination ordinance has been issued for companion animals. The immediate public health risk appears to be contained, but the event highlights the ongoing vulnerability of rabies-free EU territories to importation through unregulated animal movement. 

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A confirmed rabies case on 04 May 2026 in a wild fox in rural Nueva Granada, Magdalena Department, has resulted in a severe human exposure involving an 11-year-old child, who is currently receiving post-exposure prophylaxis and is under daily monitoring. The event has triggered a coordinated departmental and national public health response, including active community surveillance and domestic animal vaccination. While the situation appears contained at present, Magdalena's established role as the primary focus of V1-variant animal rabies in Colombia warrants sustained vigilance for additional wildlife cases or human exposures.

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Israel is experiencing a rapid escalation of its rabies situation. The disease, which has been kept, for decades, restricted to rural borderlands in the northern district, is spreading to central and urban parts of the country. Rabies cases in 2026 are already on pace to exceed the prior year's total, particularly in reference to jackals and dogs. The confirmation of a rabid dog which was collected in Jerusalem's Old City and is suspected to have exposed numerous people and animals in several locations, underscores that existing prevention and control mechanisms are under serious strain. Previous to this event, Jerusalem remained free from rabies for more than three decades. Veterinary and public health authorities are warning of potential loss of outbreak control without urgent multi-agency intervention and dedicated resource allocation.

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