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 ...

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Rabies is one of the deadliest viral diseases in the world. Once symptoms show, it is almost always fatal. According to The World Health Organization (WHO), “Rabies is a vaccine-preventable, zoonotic, ...

While human cases of rabies in the United States are rare, it’s still a deadly disease: six people have died from rabies nationwide since September 2024, a US Centers for Disease Control and ...

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 ...

The bat was found on the front porch of a home in Magnolia Park on Feb. 3.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Preliminary data show cases of rabies in the U.S. may have slightly increased in 2025. Two human rabies deaths ...