Rabies in the news

The following stories were collected from various sources. Submissions are welcome provided citation information is included.

Rabies-free Philippines by 2020 - Philippine Star (April 21, 2009)
A life on the front lines against deadly viruses - Philadelphia Inquirer (April 20, 2009)
Fox who bit woman in Citrus Park is positive for rabies - Tampa Tribune (April 20, 2009)
Fox attacks two Florida women, including one in a car - WCBD (April 20, 2009)
Rabid raccoon bites dog in Sarasota Sarasota - Herald-Tribune (April 20, 2009)
Batty About Bats University of Arizona News (press release) (April 20, 2009)
Dog kills rabid raccoon - Mid-Hudson News (April 20, 2009)
Man Offers Reward For Dog That Bit Him - WYFF4.com (April 20, 2009)
Animal Services Schedules First Rabies Clinic of 2009 - The Lincoln Tribune (April 20, 2009)
Rabies Vaccination Clinic in Rockmart this Weekend - Coosa Valley News (April 20, 2009)
Rabies Vaccines Available at Clinic - Hartford Courant (April 20, 2009)
Feeding strays can cause problems for people, pets Toledo Blade (April 19, 2009)
Fox bites woman in Citrus Park area - MyFox Tampa Bay (April 19, 2009)
Animal bites require rapid response - Tampa Tribune (April 19, 2009)
Discounted rabies clinic coming up in Whitfield, Murray - Dalton Daily Citizen (April 18, 2009)
$7 rabies vaccines available in Henderson County - Asheville Citizen-Times (April 18, 2009)
May rabies clinics set for 11 locations - Wilkes Journal Patriot (April 18, 2009)
Protect your pets from rabies - WALB-TV (April 18, 2009)
Pet clinic Sunday offers vaccinations, licenses - Enid News & Eagle (April 18, 2009)
Worldwide objection to dog extermination program - Jakarta Post (April 18, 2009)
Rogue street dogs pose danger and should be eliminated? - Central Chronicle (April 18, 2009)
Rabid dog bites villager to death - The News International (April 18, 2009)
Addressing Rabies Cases in Greenbrier County - WVNS-TV (April 17, 2009)
Pinukpuk implements Anti-Rabies Act - Philippine Information Agency (April 17, 2009)
Rabies Quarantine Declared in Arizona Town - Dog Channel (April 17, 2009)
Rabies Vaccinations Planned In County On (April 27, 28, 30 - Greeneville Sun (April 17, 2009)
Bureaucracy blocks public initiative to combat rabies - Jakarta Post (April 17, 2009)
Calf dies after exposure to rabies - Salisbury Post (April 17, 2009)
Raccoon tests positive for rabies - Daily Press (April 17, 2009)
Easley man treated for rabies after raccoon bite - Greenville News (April 17, 2009)
With Spring Comes an Increase in Animal Bites - Kansas City infoZine (April 17, 2009)
Recent incidents suggest that coyotes are growing less timid - Buffalo News (April 17, 2009)
Two human deaths due to rabies recorded by Dumaguete in 1st qtr - Philippine Information Agency (April 16, 2009)
Wichita County Confirms Ninth Case of a Rabid Skunk - KFDX (April 16, 2009)
Valley Springs pet clinic is April 25 - Brandon Valley Challenger (April 16, 2009)
County rabies count surpasses 2008 total - News14.com (April 16, 2009)
Second Rabies Case Confirmed in Davidson County - My Fox 8 (April 16, 2009)
Rabies cases up - ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII (April 16, 2009)
Health Officials Stress the Importance of Pet Rabies Shot - WCTV (April 16, 2009)
Haverford Township hosts rabies inoculation clinic - News of Delaware County (April 16, 2009)
Finally, animal control order with 'teeth in it' - Bandera County Courier (April 16, 2009)
Rabies clinic vaccinates 41 - Richmond Register (April 16, 2009)
Haverford Township hosts rabies inoculation clinic - News of Delaware County (April 16, 2009)
Low-cost rabies vaccinations - The Carrboro Citizen (April 16, 2009)
Pitt cat tests positive for rabies - Greenville Daily Reflector (April 15, 2009)
Rabies warning in Radnor Twp - 6abc.com (April 15, 2009)
Another rabies case reported in Greenbrier - Beckley Register-Herald (April 15, 2009)
Smyth officials report 4 rabies cases - Southwest Virginia Today (April 15, 2009)
Officials seek dog that bit man April 3 - Owen Sound Sun Times (April 15, 2009)
Rabies clinic at end of month - parrysound.com (April 15, 2009)
Reporter bitten by bat - Times and Transcript (April 15, 2009)
Rabies vaccination clinic Friday, Saturday - Baxter Bulletin (April 15, 2009)
Prescott Valley police kill bobcat after it attacks mom, daughter - azfamily.com (April 15, 2009)
Bobcat that attacked teen and mom had rabies - ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) (April 14, 2009)
State officials confirm bobcat had rabies - Prescott Daily Courier (April 14, 2009)
Rabid bobcat attacks girl; mom leaps to her aid - KOAA (April 14, 2009)
Pit bull that bit Bluffton toddler released from quarantine - Hilton Head Island Packet (April 14, 2009)
Third, Fourth Cases Of Rabies Reported In Guilford County This Year - WFMY News 2 (April 14, 2009)
Bobcat Attacks Mother, Daughter - KPHO Phoenix (April 14, 2009)
Bobcat killed by Prescott Valley police was rabid - KOLD-TV (April 14, 2009)
Prescott Valley police shoot bobcat - FOX11AZ.com (April 14, 2009)
Bartow rabies clinic offers $10 vaccines - Saturday Rome News Tribune (April 14, 2009)
What you need to know about rabies: part 1 - Examiner.com (April 14, 2009)
Microchip/Rabies clinic for pets this weekend - Saugus Advertiser (April 14, 2009)
Kingston to issue $25 fines for unlicensed dogs - The Patriot Ledger (April 14, 2009)
Baker addresses recent rabies case in county - Wilson County News (April 14, 2009)
Enfield Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies - WFSB (April 13, 2009)
Free rabies clinic held at Pittsford Highway Garage Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (April 13, 2009)
Police shoot bobcat that attacked 13-year-old girl and her mother - Sun Shopper (April 13, 2009)
Redmond shelter to offer vaccine clinic - Bend Bulletin (April 13, 2009)
Buddy the Beagle survives bite by rabid fox - ABC2 News (April 13, 2009)
Another rabid skunk confirmed in Arlington - Pegasus News (April 13, 2009)
Prescott Valley Police Officers shoot Bobcat after attack (April 13, 2009)
Another day, another victim - Rising Kashmir (April 12, 2009)
Family of St. Paul girl bitten by dog searches for owner - KSTP.com (April 11, 2009)
Stray dog hounds voter in rabies-infested Badung - Jakarta Post (April 10, 2009)
First Confirmed Case of Rabies in Hyde County - WNCT (April 10, 2009)
Health agency says difficult to locate bite victims - Jakarta Post (April 10, 2009)
First Confirmed Case of Rabies in Hyde County - WNCT (April 10, 2009)
Fox rabid; dog's owner sought - Baltimore Sun (April 10, 2009)
Raccoons and Rabies - New York Times (April 10, 2009)
The Paramus Board of Health will conduct its free rabies ... - ParamusPost.com (April 10, 2009)
Chihuahua tests positive for rabies - Charleston Post Courier (April 10, 2009)
Lecture on rabies - The News International (April 9, 2009)
Pets deserve good health, too - Seguin Gazette-Enterprise (April 9, 2009)
Norwell to host rabies clinic this weekend - Norwell Mariner (April 9, 2009)
Seven rabies cases confirmed in 4 months Greenbrier County - Daily Mail - Charleston (April 9, 2009)
Raccoon tests positive for rabies in Ringgold - Walker County Messenger (April 9, 2009)
Dog bites nine, three taken to NIH - The News International (April 9, 2009)
Pets on lock down in Flagstaff - The Zonie Report (April 9, 2009)
April Is Rabies Vaccination Month - WKSR (April 9, 2009)
4 rabid skunks found in southeast, southwest Arlington - Fort Worth Star Telegram (April 8, 2009)
Skunks from southern Arlington area test positive for rabies - Dallas Morning News (April 8, 2009)
NEW HAMPSHIRE - WCAX (April 8, 2009)
More Rabies Stories From the Mountains - WDEF News 12 (April 8, 2009)
More Vt. Cows Contract Rabies - WCAX (April 8, 2009)
Rabid animal attacks concern police - Fairfaxtimes.com (April 8, 2009)
Rabid racoon found in Meadowlakes - Burnet Bulletin (April 8, 2009)
A million dogs their target - Ceylon Daily News (April 8, 2009)
Costs from rabid Stevi bat incident debated - Montana's News Station (April 7, 2009)
Melrose annual Rabies Clinic scheduled - Melrose Free Press (April 7, 2009)
Rabid skunk found near Logan - Quay County Sun (April 7, 2009)
Hiwassee Dam dealing with a rabies outbreak - Cherokee Scout (April 7, 2009)
Vets Warn of the Dangers of Rabies Entering Britain - Dog Magazine dot net (April 7, 2009)
Cohutta raccoon tested for rabies - Daily Citizen (April 7, 2009)
Rabies clinics in Vermilion County to start April 11 - Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette (April 7, 2009)
Coconino enacts rabies quarantine - Prescott Daily Courier (April 7, 2009)
Protect Humans, Pets Against Rabies - Wheeling Intelligencer (April 7, 2009)
Horse blamed for family getting rabies treatment - Anderson Independent Mail (April 7, 2009)
Two Rabies Cases Reported in Lincoln County in 2009 - The Lincoln Tribune (April 7, 2009)
Feral Cats: Health Risks - Utica Observer Dispatch (April 6, 2009)
Man must undergo rabies shots if dog that bit him can't be found - Tucson Citizen (April 6, 2009)
Cambridge holds rabies vaccination clinic - Cambridge Chronicle (April 6, 2009)
Bats invading homes seeking warmth - North Platte Bulletin (April 6, 2009)
Catanduanes steps up anti-rabies campaign - Philippine Information Agency (April 6, 2009)
Rabies may prompt Coconino County pet quarantine - Sierra Vista Herald (April 5, 2009)
Low-Cost Rabies and Microchip Clinics in Cook County - eNews Park Forest (April 5, 2009)
Rabid racoons attack in Virginia - MCLEAN, Va., (April 4, 2009 (UPI)
Vaccinate your pet against rabies for $3 - Hilton Head Island Packet (April 4, 2009)
Equine rabies can be prevented by vaccination - North Forty News (April 4, 2009)
Lions host rabies clinic - The Review (April 4, 2009)
Rabies rears its head (April 4, 2009)
Rabies clinic today in New Bedford (April 4, 2009)
Rabies clinic today in New Bedford - South Coast Today (April 3, 2009)
Bali has sufficient amount of anti-rabies vaccines - Jakarta Post (April 3, 2009)
Dog Tests Positive for Rabies in Kechi - KS Kansas CW (April 3, 2009)
CHELSEA Rabies rears its head - Kennebec Journal (April 3, 2009)
Fairfax Warns of Rabies - MyFox Washington DC (April 3, 2009)
Darlington County child treated for rabies exposure - South Carolina Now (April 3, 2009)
Bali has sufficient amount of anti-rabies vaccines (April 3, 2009)
Year's third rabid raccoon found in Pender (April 3, 2009)
RABIES QUARANTINE - Conino County AZ (April 3, 2009)
Reminder on dog tags, animal vaccinations - Greene County Record (April 2, 2009)
Rabid skunks confirmed behind Mansfield High School last month - Fort Worth Star Telegram (April 2, 2009)
Rabid skunks, foxes found in multiple Flagstaff locations (April 2, 2009)
Twenty-five more dogs culled in Denpasar (April 2, 2009)
Police looking for pit bull that attacked boy - KHOU (April 1, 2009)
Badung intensifies anti-rabies vaccine drive - Jakarta Post (April 1, 2009)
Follow These Simple Precautions To Avoid Becoming A Rabies Statistic - AzJournal.com (April 1, 2009)
FOX8 Offers $5 Rabies Vaccinations in April (April 1, 2009)
Pinal County issues rabies warning (April 1, 2009)

Bali steps up dog culling program to halt rabies outbreak (March 31, 2009)
Bobcat attacks two - WBBH (Machr 31, 2009)
Rabies Notice Issued For North Raleigh MyNC.com (March 30, 2009)
Bali steps up dog culling program to halt rabies outbreak - NEWS.com.au (March 30, 2009)
Rabid raccoon trapped in Westampton (March 30, 2009)
Provincial administration to issue bylaw to control rabies outbreak (March 30, 2009)
Urban coyote attacks on rise, alarming residents (March 29, 2009)
Vaccination clinic Saturday in Bullhead (March 27, 2009)
Alabama committee votes for 3-year rabies vaccine (March 26, 2009)
Rabies claims its eighth fatality in Denpasar (March 25, 2009)
Raccoon bites White Rock mayor (March 25, 2009)
Girl faces rabies shots if stray dog not found (March 23, 2009)
Editorial: Take rabies stats as due warning (March 20, 2009)
Another skunk in Lexington positive for rabies (March 20, 2009)
Landscape modelling spatial bottlenecks: implications for raccoon rabies disease spread (March 25, 2009) 
Don't Let Rabies Spoil Your Spring Vacation - Arizona Set For Record Breaking Year Of Rabid Animals (March 23, 2009) 
Valley rabies cases on the rise (March 19, 2009)
Furious Rabies after an Atypical Exposure (March 17, 2009)
Alamance skunk tests positive as county's first 2009 rabies case (March 17, 2009)
Rabies Outbreak in Angola, Caused by Roaming Dogs, Kills 93 Children (March 17, 2009)
Lethal risks associated with preparing dog meat (March 17, 2009)
Two Cases Of Rabies In Vietnam After Butchering And Eating A Dog Or A Cat (March 16, 2009) 
Rabies clinics to be held Sunday in Freetown (March 16, 2009)
Pasco County Rabies alert lifted; caution is still urged (March 16, 2009)
Rabies alert – Bali (March 15, 2009)
Some Pa. kennels rethinking licenses (March 15, 2009)
Rabies confirmed in cat in Rockingham County (March 14, 2009)
Rabies Outbreak In Angola Kills 93 Children; Hospital Ran Out Of Vaccine (March 13, 2009)
Seven Cases Of Rabies In Lexington (March 13, 2009)
Rabies Clinic March 21 Weaverville, NC (March 11, 2009)
Increased rabies activity reported in Flagstaff area (March 11, 2009)
Transmission Dynamics and Prospects for the Elimination of Canine Rabies (March 10, 2009)
Rabies Alert in South Jersey (March 10, 2009)
Microscope for rabies diagnosis sanctioned (March 6, 2009)
Dogs killed after exposure to rabies (March 6, 2009)
Dogs killed after contact with rabid skunk (March 5, 2009)
China Bio-Immunity Corporation - Rabies Vaccine Recall (March 5, 2009)
Rabid village dog put down (March 5, 2009) l
Anti-rabies’ vaccination (March 5, 2009)
Evolutionary history and dynamics of dog rabies virus in western and central Africa (March 4, 2009)
Burlco Health Dept. warns of rabies in stray (March 4, 2009)
Delran kitten was rabid, officials warn (March 3 2009)
South Dakota Animal Rabies Cases Fall For Fifth Year (March 3, 2009)
Rabies Alert in Seine-et-Marne, France (March 2, 2009)

Rabid raccoon prompts official warning in Apex (February 28, 2009)
New way to fight rabies (February 28, 2009)
Health officials issue rabies alert for Apex residents (February 27, 2009)
Thiruvananthapuram today - Health Minister inaugurates the State-level Intra-Dermal Rabies Vaccination (February 27, 2009)
Low Cost Pet Vaccination Clinic Feb. 28 (February 24, 2009)
Potential and Actual Terrestrial Rabies Exposures in People and Domestic Animals, Upstate South Carolina, 1994–2004: A Surveillance Study (February 23, 2009)
82 Children Succumbs To Rabies in Angola (February 24, 2009)
Rabies kills 82 kids in Angola (February 23, 2009)
Rabid Fox In Baldwin County Prompts Reminders To Immunize Pets (February 23, 2009)
Bali authorities defend dog culls to contain rabies (February 23, 2009)
Health officials move to quell fears over rabies after infected worker dies (February 19, 2009)
Angola acts after rabies deaths (February 18, 2009)
Angola rabies death toll climbs to 69 children (February 18, 2009)
Patient's death is first rabies fatality in UAE in 10 years (February 17, 2009)
Indonesia's Bali island launches drive to kill stray dogs (February 17, 2009)
Skunk trapper says Bryan policy stinks (February 13, 2009)
2 cows from Charlotte farm die of rabies (February 15, 2009)
Worker 'infected with rabies outside UAE' (February 13, 2009)
Authorities discover rabid skunk in College Station TX (February 12, 2009)
Free Rabies vaccination clinic Feb. 11, 8am-11am Tempe, AZ (February 11, 2009)
Two Oshawa pet owners convicted of failing to vaccinate for rabies (February 11, 2009)
Pit Bull That Attacked Woman Tests Negative For Rabies (February 11, 2009)
2 more rabies cases confirmed in Lexington (February 11, 2009)
Contaminated Rabies Vaccine Retrieved by Chinese Firm (February 9, 2009)
Indoors or out, threat of rabies remains real (February 7, 2009)
Watchdog: China recalls rabies vaccine containing illegal ingredient (February 7, 2009)
Developing A Safer And More Effective Way To Deliver Rabies Antibodies (February 6, 2009)
Rabies kills a man in Bali (February 5, 2009)
Rabies Eradication Bringing Stinky Fish Cakes To Pinellas (February 4, 2009)
Rabies kills over 50 Angolan children in last three months (February 4, 2009)
Bangladesh Kills Thousands Of Stray Dogs Due To Vaccine Shortages (February 3, 2009)
'A death sentence to humans:' Rabies has killed more than 50 children (February 3, 2009)
China recalls rabies vaccine containing illegal ingredient (February 1, 2009)

Jacksonville (Duval County) Florida - Are Dogs Required to be Licenses and Vaccinated Under City Ordinances? (January 31, 2009)
Rabies Still Is A Concern (January 26, 2009)
Rabies Postexposure Management of Travelers Presenting to Travel Health Clinics in Auckland and Hamilton, New Zealand (January 13, 2009)
Four treated in rabies scare get all-clear after kitten bite (January 8, 2009)
Relatives hail brave rabies victim (January 7, 2009)
British woman dies of rabies (January 7, 2009)

World: Rabies, countries or areas at risk (2008) (December 31, 2008)
Raccoon hit by car in Heights - rabid! (December 31, 2008)
Raccoon tests positive for rabies in Jersey City (December 31, 2008)
Outbreak Notice: Rabies in Bali, Indonesia (December 22, 2008)
Holiday rabies woman seriously ill (December 16, 2008)
Woman treated for rabies in Belfast hospital (December 15, 2008)
Woman 'critical' with rabies (December 15, 2008)
'Rabies' patient in hospital (December 14, 2008)
Rabies Case Feared In N Ireland (December 14, 2008)
Otter tests positive for rabies (December 12, 2008)
Santa Claus won’t need rabies shots after all (December 11, 2008)
SANTA Claus may need to have a rabies shot – after he was bitten by a cat in a pet shop. (December 11, 2008)
Dunedin raccoon tests positive for rabies (December 10, 2008)
CONFIRMED RABIES CASE IN NEWNAN (December 5, 2008)
Missouri Records Human Rabies Death (December 2, 2008)
Rabies from bat bite kills man in Texas County (December 1, 2008)

Phoenix to hold free rabies vaccination clinic (November 24, 2008)
Rabid cat captured in West Roxbury (November 20, 2008)
Granby issues rabies warning (November 13, 2008)
Health department warns of rabid skunks (November 10, 2008)
Fox sinks jaws into jogger's arm (November 6, 2008)
Chino Valley woman battles rabid fox (November 5, 2008)

Rabies Alert in Claremont (October 22, 2008)
Lack of rabies vaccine poses health concern (Oct 11, 2008)
Rabies alert after mum's bat exhibit (October 6, 2008)
Rabid Pet Is Among Dogs Flown Here From Iraq (October 2, 2008)

Rabies warning in Limpopo (September 24, 2008)
U.S. Pet Owners can Double the Impact of Vaccinations to Help Reduce Rabies in Africa, Save Lives (Sep 23, 2008)
Rabies remains a concern, but vaccine runs short (September 22, 2008)
Protect pet with free rabies shot (September 21, 2008)
News and Happenings at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (September 15, 2008)
Aklan needs veterinarians in all towns, provincial vet says (September 4, 2008)

12th Annual Rabies Bait Drop Underway in Vermont (August 26, 2008)
Rabies Alert: Did You Mingle with the Horses at the Missouri State Fair? (August 26, 2008)
Historical Perspective of Rabies in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin (review) (Summer 2008)
Pampered puss gets trip of nine lifetimes (August 13, 2008)
Rabies tragedy follows loss of India's vultures (August 12, 2008)
Vaccinate Your Pets: Cats and Dogs and Rabies (August 2008)
Rabies a concern for officials (August 4, 2008)

Respiratory Illnesses And Dog Bites A Concern For Travelers To China For 2008 Olympics (July 31, 2008)
Raid saves dogs from butcher’s knife (July 31, 2008)
Rabies alert in Boca Raton (July 29, 2008)
Olympic travellers advised to beware of dogs (July 12, 2008)

RABIES ALERT Possible Rabid Coyote in Cortlandt Manor (June 16, 2008)
U.S. shortage of rabies vaccine (June 10, 2008)

Raccoon found on Curlew Drive in Norfolk tests positive for rabies (May 6, 2008)
Dog Announces $35,000 Donation to Study the Rabies Vaccine (May 1, 2008)

Raccoons to munch rabies vaccine next month (April 29, 2008)
Rabies Dog Victim Says It Just Snapped (April 26, 2008)
Five puppies ‘may have had rabies’ (April 26, 2008)
Officials urge pet vaccination updates as rabies threat grows (April 3, 2008)

Man not insured for failure to use karate on dogs (March 27, 2008)
Rabies Clinic to Support the Lancer’s Trip to China (March 26, 2008)
Outrage as 100,000 strays to be killed (March 6, 2008)

Rabies immune globulin requires revised directions for use (February 29, 2008)
Monkey shot dead by staff in alert over rabies (February 9, 2008)
China Animal Vaccine Industry Report 2006 to 2009 - a new market research report on www.companiesandmarkets.com (February 8, 2008)

70 people receive rabies shot: health officials (January 28, 2008)
Toronto health officials expand rabies alert, note business near Walkerton (January 25, 2008)
Exposure To Rabies Is Growing In Charles (January 10, 2008)

RABIES CASE PROMPTS CONCERN Case confirmed at Port Hawkesbury vet clinic (December 19, 2007)
Police dog bites player (November 27, 2007)
Rabid otters on the loose (November 13, 2007)
Vaccination 'could wipe out rabies' (September 8, 2007)
Five-year-old takes on rabid fox (July 5, 2007) Religious Devotees In Rabies Scare (April 18, 2007)
Rabies Treatment Team Urges Veterinary Schools To Scientifically Define Life-Saving Protocol(April 10, 2007)
Rabies laws 'are too restrictive' (April 7, 2007)
Canine Cull To Beat Rabies Threat (March 7, 2007)

Invasion of the killer raccoons (August 23, 2006)
Crystal Structure of the Rabies Virus Nucleoprotein-RNA Complex (June 15, 2006)
Dorm Prank Backfires, Creates Rabies Scare (April 28, 2006)

Donkey bite sparks rabies alert (November 15, 2005)
Things that bite in the night (November 3, 2005)
Rabies alert after fatal puppy bite (September 2, 2005)
British Holidaymaker Dies Of Rabies (July 22, 2005)
Survival after Treatment of Rabies with Induction of Coma (June 16, 2005)

First Known Survival Of Rabies Post Onset Of Symptoms (November 25, 2004)
Bat attack in the Amazon (April 5, 2004)