It is caused by the rabies virus (a lyssavirus), which attacks the central nervous system and, if left untreated, is almost always fatal. Despite being preventable through vaccination, rabies remains ...

CHENNAI: With the recent Supreme Court judgments triggering intense and polarised debates on the issue of increasing stray dog population, dog bites and rabies cases, data show that of the 64 rabies ...

New Delhi: Earlier this week, the Supreme Court, taking suo motu cognisance of a Times of India report headlined ‘City hounded by strays, kids pay price’, stated that in view of the “grim ...

Insight into what Peru’s second-largest city may be missing in its efforts to track rabies could provide insight to the rest of the world on a disease that still kills 70,000 people per year. A team ...

A Chicago dog under observation for biting an individual tested positive for rabies, the state’s first confirmed canine case in decades. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the dog ...

Supporters of the city’s stray dogs say hostility toward them has increased since a court reversed an order that would have moved them all to shelters. NOIDA, India — Sujata Bisht is proud to be ...

A skunk in Anderson County, South Carolina, tested positive for rabies, exposing two dogs. This marks the 83rd case of a rabid animal in the state this year. Health officials advise keeping pets ...

For the first time in more than 60 years, a dog has tested positive for rabies in Chicago. The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control in Illinois confirmed the rare case of a ...

Johnson traveled to Bikaner, Hyderabad and Bangalore to report this story. This reporting was supported by the Pulitzer Center....more Johnson traveled to Bikaner, Hyderabad and Bangalore to report ...