Long Island raccoon tests positive for rabies in latest case to hit area
The Long Island raccoon recently tested positive for rabies. It's the latest in the surprising cases that have occurred in the area in recent months. The animal died in North Amityville on Jan. 28, and the Suffolk County Department of Health Services determined it had a dangerous disease. Newsday reported. The raccoon marked the first […]
Rabies expert says NYS’s own data reveal why it was ‘insane’ to kill, decapitate P’Nut the squirrel
It was completely crazy! A rabies expert called New York authorities' killing of Punat the squirrel “insane” and said the state could have determined whether the animal was dangerous without cutting off its head. . Infectious disease specialist Dr. Edward R. Lenshimer told the Post that Peanut and his raccoon friend Fred had rabies, even […]
California woman dies from Fresno County’s first human case of rabies since 1992
A California woman has died of rabies after being bitten by a bat in a classroom, Fresno County health officials said. The woman, later identified as Leah Senen, 60, was Fresno County's first rabies case since 1992. “In general, rabies is a disease that affects the brain and is very rare, but when it does […]
Calif. art teacher dies of rabies after getting bitten by bat
It was a ferocious bat that came out of hell. A kind-hearted California art teacher died of rabies after being bitten by a bat he was trying to rescue in his classroom. ABC30 first reported. The death of 60-year-old Leah Senen last week was confirmed by Fresno County health officials as the result of a […]
Biden Should Agree to a Drug Test if Trump Will Take a ‘Rabies Test’
Democratic strategist James Carville said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that President Joe Biden should tell former President Donald Trump that he would agree to a pre-debate drug test if Trump would submit to a “rabies test.” “From what I’ve read about his debate prep, I think it’s thorough. From what I know about the […]
Bat Bites ‘Gossip Girl’ Star Taylor Momsen During Concert Forcing Rabies Shots
gossip girl Star Taylor Momsen had an unfortunate collision with a bat while performing with band The Pretty Reckless in Seville, Spain, and the onstage incident has forced her to undergo rabies vaccinations for two weeks. Momsen, 30, took to social media on Friday to post a video explaining what happened when she met her […]
‘Gossip Girl’ star Taylor Momsen bitten by bat while performing on stage, needs rabies shots for 2 weeks
“Gossip Girl” star Taylor Momsen had a terrifying encounter with a flying bat while performing onstage with her band, The Pretty Reckless, in Seville, Spain on Wednesday. The 30-year-old singer-songwriter, opening for rock band AC/DC on the European leg of their Power Up tour, was singing “Witches Burn” at La Cartuja Stadium when a bat […]
Internationally Classified ‘Rabies-Free’ Country Reports Fatal Case Of Human Rabies
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that the first fatal human case of rabies hit the small country of Timor-Leste, which was otherwise classified as “rabies free.” Timor-Leste (also known as East Timor) is an independent state once occupied by the Portuguese, situated in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Asia, not too far from […]
Rhode Island hiker gets bitten by coyote before killing it with his bare hands, tests reveal animal had rabies
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Department of Health announced that a coyote killed by a hiker with his bare hands has tested positive for rabies. A hiker was attacked and bitten on the leg as he walked through woods in Johnston on Friday, police said. Police said the hiker […]
Florida woman allegedly stabbed boyfriend in eye with rabies needles
A Florida woman is in jail after her boyfriend allegedly stabbed her with a rabies sting because he was looking at another woman. Sandra Jimenez, 44, was charged with aggravated assault in connection with an incident Saturday at the home she shared with her boyfriend, according to a Miami-Dade Police Department arrest affidavit. FOX 35 […]
