rabies in animals
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A Lot of Pet Owners (Wrongly) Think Vaccines Are Bad for Dogs
The anti-vaccination movement is going to the dogs. Recent survey data has suggested that a substantial proportion of American dog owners have doubts about their pets’ vaccines, including the rabies shot. Rabies is almost always fatal if not treated promptly, and routine canine vaccination has helped make pet and human cases of the viral disease…
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A Child in Texas Has Been Hospitalized With Rabies, Officials Say
A child in Texas has been hospitalized by rabies that he caught through a bat bite, health officials recently reported — the first documented case of the viral illness within the state in over a decade. Though officials say they’ve contacted other people at risk of having been infected, the current status and prognosis of…
