A couple in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas area was infected with rabies by an 8 week old collie-mix puppy they discovered freezing to death under their home. After bringing the puppy into their house they gave it a flea bath to give it some relief from the cold and the severe flea infestation it [...]
Entries Tagged as 'rabies'
September 28th is World Rabies Day!
September 27th, 2009 No Comments
Here in the United States rabies is almost an afterthought and the type of thing you see in a movie like Cujo but in other parts of the World it is very much a reality. Even though rabies is 100% preventable it is still killing one person every 10 minutes globally, or approximately 55,000 [...]
Rabies Scare in China
June 20th, 2009 No Comments
If you have read my recent posts you will know rabies has been a theme in my life the past week. Then today I came across this story and it left me speechless, well actually it left me infuriated.
In response to three recent human cases and subsequently deaths from rabies Chinese authorities have [...]
Bat! Updated
June 18th, 2009 No Comments
So after nearly a week of not waiting patiently we finally got the results of the rabies test from the bat Emma nearly made lunch out of.
NEGATIVE!
Rabies testing is supposed to always be a priority according to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. The bat was captured last Friday, [...]
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