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.

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.

The Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) says these bats that tested positive for rabies were found in Fresno ...

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 ...

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. -- 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 ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Fresno County resident who was found to have contracted rabies in Merced County has died, the Fresno County Department of Public Health announced Tuesday ...

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.

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.

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