The woman, later identified as Leah Seneng, 60, marks the first human case of rabies in Fresno County since 1992. "In general, rabies is a disease that affects the brain, and it is very rare.

The last reported rabies death in Fresno County was in 1992. In that case, a 10-year-old boy was bitten by a dog during a visit to India, according to a story in The Fresno Bee.

The Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) says these bats that tested positive for rabies were found in Fresno and Reedley. They add the deceased bat found in Reedley might have been ...

Rabies is a disease that affects the brain and is rarely seen in humans, with the last such case in Fresno County occurring in 1992, said Fresno County Deputy Health Officer Dr. Trinidad Solis.

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – After a Fresno County resident died of rabies from a suspected bat bite in Merced County, the Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) is telling the public ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. -- A Fresno-area art teacher died from rabies a month after she was apparently bitten by a bat in her classroom, health authorities say. Friends say Leah Seneng, 60, found a ...

Rabies is a viral disease that is deadly in people if medical care is not received before symptoms appear; symptoms usually appear about three to eight weeks after exposure but can occur earlier ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. -- Fresno County health officials have confirmed that a person has died from rabies. The Public Health Department says it believes the patient was bitten by a bat in Merced ...

According to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), deaths from rabies are rare in the United States, with fewer than 10 cases identified each year. Nonetheless, each year, thousands of ...

Fresno County woman dies after being bitten by rabid bat in her classroom. ... rabies is “almost always fatal” if it isn’t treated before symptoms appear, Fresno County officials warned.

Fresno County health officials confirmed its first human case of rabies since 1992 has claimed the life of California art teacher, Leah Seneng.

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. -- Fresno County health officials have confirmed that a person has died from rabies. The Public Health Department says it believes the patient was bitten by a bat in Merced ...