#Rabies

In the United States, rabies can seem like a disease of the past, a remote risk caused by a mostly vanquished virus. But in recent months, this ancient foe has returned to the spotlight.

Nearly 500 people in Gorakhpur’s Dadi Govindpur were vaccinated after consuming panchamrit made with milk from a cow suspected to have died of rabies.

In Snohomish County, six bats have tested positive over the last decade, but this week's bat is the second to test positive for rabies in Washington this year.

From Nypost RSS Feed: Beaver that attacked 8-year-old boy at New Jersey lake in wild video has rabies

Doctors pointed out that the rise in dog bite cases is due to a combination of a large stray dog population, easy access to food through open garbage, territorial behaviour during breeding cycles, and increased reporting through improved surveillance…