I just got a postcard in the mail from my veterinarian. They say it’s time for my dog to get her rabies vaccination. We’ve all heard of rabies, but I feel like it’s a bit of a mysterious virus ...

A feral kitten in Omaha, Nebraska, tested positive for rabies in November 2023. It died of the raccoon variant of the virus, which is typically found only in the Appalachian Mountains. Detecting this ...

Rabies is one of the most deadly zoonotic diseases. It affects the central nervous system of humans and warm-blooded animals. The disease is transmitted from animal to man and from animal to animal ...

Rabies spread by bites of infected dogs has been deeply feared since antiquity. But the virus also gave some people a rather nasty idea: Why not use it as a weapon? The main vector of rabies is ...

Using hundreds of viral genome sequences, scientists have shown that two major groups of rabies virus have unique evolutionary tendencies. Using hundreds of viral genome sequences, scientists have ...

Last year a team of researchers from Peru and the U.S. made a discovery that challenged one of the most widely held assumptions about rabies—that the virus is nearly always fatal unless doctors ...

Rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain. The first wave of symptoms include tingling at the site of infection and fever. This is then followed by violent activity and extreme ...

A feral kitten in Omaha, Nebraska, tested positive for rabies in November 2023. It died of the raccoon variant of the virus, which is typically found only in the Appalachian Mountains. Detecting this ...