“We are very concerned that rabies is spreading along our western border,” Dr. Gregson Pigott, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, said. A deceased raccoon found ...

Rabies is a viral infection that affects the central nervous system and is transmitted via bites of scratches of infected animals. It can also be acquired if the animal’s saliva enters the human ...

A Michigan resident has died of rabies after receiving a transplanted ... in donors' mental states and testing for viruses and infections. Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit.

After the CDC confirmed a kidney transplant caused a fatal rabies infection, three other organ recipients from the same donor received post-exposure rabies prophylaxis, according to NBC News.  In ...

(Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Organs are screened for infections, but rabies tests can take several days—longer than the narrow window in which organs remain viable for transplant.

FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A Michigan resident has died after receiving an organ transplant infected with ...

Both hamlets border Nassau County, which reported rabies infections in six raccoons, one of which scratched and bit a resident of Massapequa Park who required post-exposure treatment, plus a pair ...

Aside from being family pets, there are also farm households that employ dogs, which according to a health official, are a common source of rabies infection. Republic Act No. 9482 or the Anti-Rabies ...

If the bacteria stay in the body, they can cause an infection, such as tetanus, rabies, or sepsis. In some cases, an infection can spread to other parts of the body. People will need antibiotics ...

Potential organ donors are screened for many diseases, but rabies is not commonly one of them. The test takes too long, and the infection is very rare. This is not the first time rabies has been ...