Dog Bite Incidents: Prevention, Liability, and Seeking Legal Assistance
Ah, dogs. Man’s best friend. Until… chomp. You’re bitten. Dog bites can turn a lovely day into a nightmare. A Los Angeles personal injury attorney from The Barnes Firm explains, “Navigating More...
South Carolina: 18 potentially exposed to rabies in Dorchester County
South Carolina health officials report that 18 people have been referred to their health care providers after being potentially exposed to rabies by a puppy that tested positive for the disease. Image by Pexels More...
Texas: Lubbock reports 3rd rabies case this year
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The City of Lubbock reported Monday of a bat that tested positive for rabies. This is the third reported rabies case and second bat in Lubbock this year. Myotis lucifugus, or More...
Medford Township: Rabid kitten exposes 13, prompts rabies advisory
A kitten that was submitted for rabies testing on July 25, 2014 has tested positive for rabies. The kitten was in the vicinity of Eaves Mill Rd, Route 541 and Route 70 in Medford Township, according to government More...
Vietnam: Yen Bai province’s daily battle with rabies
The number of rabies exposures in the northern mountain province of Yen Bai in Vietnam is reporting 5-6 human rabies exposures per day, according to a recent VietnamNet report. Since the beginning of 2014, almost More...
CDC targets five Neglected Parasitic Infections in the US
When you think of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD), you think of diseases occurring in poor and developing countries. NTDs perpetuate a cycle of poverty that continues from generation to generation. Kissing bug More...
Philippines: Soccsksargen Region records nine human rabies fatalities in first quarter
Philippines Department of Health officials from Region 12 report nine human rabies cases from Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 2014, making it a 80 percent increase compared to the same period in 2013. According to a report in More...
Uruguay: Rabies outbreak strike Cerro Largo farms, 25 animals dead
An outbreak of rabies has hit two farms in the Cerro Largo Department of Uruguay recently, according to the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE). Image/Agricultural Research Service/USDA Doctor Carlos A. Correa More...
Philippines: South Cotabato declares rabies outbreak
In the aftermath of a human rabies death in Sto. Nino town in South Cotabato, Mindanao, provincial health officials declared a rabies outbreak, according to a Philippines News Agency report today. Image/CDC Dr. More...
Philippines DOH warn of six summer diseases
The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) issued a warning today for the public concerning 6 common summer diseases or conditions that can adversely affect one’s health. These are Sore eyes, Sunburn, Sipon More...
Philippines: Health officials report three human rabies deaths in Surigao City this year
The Surigao City Health Office has reported three human rabies deaths since the beginning of the year, according to a Philippine Information Agency report Monday. A canine suspected of being rabid that had been More...
Five percent of Nigerian dog meat tainted with rabies: study
A study of Abia State in the south-eastern part of Nigeria whose native population consumes dog meat as part of the traditional diet, detected the rabies virus in the saliva and brain tissue of 5% of slaughtered More...
Martin County reports first rabies case of 2014
A bat that came in contact with a resident of South Stuart has tested positive for rabies. The incident occurred over the weekend and the victim is receiving post exposure rabies treatment, according to a Martin More...
Infections you can get from domestic cats
With one-third of the households in the United States having cats as pets totally approximately 60 million, human exposure to cats can occasionally result in a variety of infections. Photo/Femke Jenkins Photography Infections More...
Australia: Flying fox tests positive for lyssavirus
A flying fox found in Tomago, New South Wales, has tested positive for Australian Bat Lyssavirus, according to a Newcastle Herald report Tuesday. Wildlife in Need of Care (WINC) volunteers rescued the animal from More...
The Top 10 Infectious Disease and Outbreak News stories of 2013
2013 was a year full of impactful infectious disease stories with outbreaks of diseases not before seen in humans, diseases seen in new parts of the planet and miracle stories of survivors. Drugs not approved in More...
Florida: Raccoon that bit man in Martin County tests positive for rabies
A raccoon that bit an adult male has tested positive for rabies. The incident occurred on December 15 on a private ranch off Kanner Highway between Stuart and Indiantown. The victim is receiving post exposure rabies More...
Philippines FDA warns of counterfeit rabies vaccine
The Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) together with Novartis Healthcare Philippines, Inc. have determined that there are illegally imported and unregistered Purified Chick Embryo Cell (Rabipur) Rabies More...
What is meningitis, how do you get infected and how can you prevent it?
Meningitis can be very serious; as a matter of fact certain types of bacterial meningitis can be rapidly fatal without early treatment. It is one of the conditions considered to be a medical emergency that is related More...
India: Assam State reports more than 600 leprosy cases in first nine months
The northeastern Indian state of Assam has recorded some 616 cases of the disfiguring disease, leprosy in the first nine months of 2013, causing concern of reemergence in the area, according to India TV News report More...
