LAKE COUNTY, Ill. -- A man in northeastern Illinois died from rabies about a month after apparently being infected by a bat he found in his room, marking the first human case of the virus in the state ...

An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said Thursday. The man in his 50s was bitten by a bat carrying Australian bat ...

Officials warn that bat bites can go unnoticed and urge prompt reporting of any possible exposure ...

A rise in the number of rabies-carrying bats in Riverside County prompted health officials on Wednesday to remind residents to take extra precautions to avoid contact with the creatures to prevent any ...

Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency cautioned people to avoid touching or disturbing bats after two of the animals tested positive for rabies in September and October. The viral disease is ...

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting that there have been two bats that have tested positive for rabies in Douglas County within the last two weeks. There was both animal and human ...

An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said Thursday. The man in his 50s was bitten by a bat carrying Australian bat ...

(WJW) — Australian health officials are urging residents to avoid handling wild bats after a man who was bit months ago reportedly died from an “incredibly rare” virus. New South Wales Health ...

A bat that recently bit a person in St. Clair County has tested positive for rabies, local officials said Friday. According to a St. Clair County Health Department press release, the person who was ...

Rabies is one of the deadliest viral diseases in the world. Once symptoms show, it is almost always fatal. According to The World Health Organization (WHO), “Rabies is a vaccine-preventable, zoonotic, ...