When a bat appears in a bedroom or living room, the real danger is often the bite you never felt. Rabies remains almost uniformly fatal once symptoms start, which is why many health officials now tell ...

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. -- A man in northeastern Illinois died from rabies about a month after apparently being infected by a bat he found in his room, marking the first human case of the virus in the state ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is warning Illinoisans that warmer weather means increased potential for ...

Huron County Public Health was recently notified by the Ohio Department of Health that a bat collected near a home in Bellevue tested positive for rabies. The bat was submitted to the state Public ...

Carson City Health and Human Services is reporting that there have been two bats that have tested positive for rabies in Douglas County within the last two weeks. There was both animal and human ...

A rabid bat was found in Greenville, South Carolina, and one person and several cats were exposed. Rabies is a deadly virus transmitted through saliva, and the exposed person and cats are receiving ...

A rise in the number of rabies-carrying bats in Riverside County prompted health officials on Wednesday to remind residents to take extra precautions to avoid contact with the creatures to prevent any ...

At least nine wild animals have tested positive for rabies in RI over the last two months, and health officials are offering ...