Category: rabies vaccine

Second Rabid Bat Found in Orange County

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County health officials are reporting the discovery of a second rabid bat in the last month. A bat found Oct. 6 outside the main lobby of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Building on Alton Parkway in Irvine has tested positive for rabies, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Given the location…


USDA Begins Airdropping Rabies Vaccines in 13 States

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started airdropping millions of rabies vaccine packets in thirteen states, with airplanes and helicopters used for distribution from Maine to Alabama. One of the main aims of the program is to prevent raccoons from spreading the rabies strain to states where the virus is either not detected or…