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 law already requires all dogs to get rabies shots. "If I were to live in the Reedley area I would make sure my pets are vaccinated," says Leticia Berber of the Fresno County Health Department.

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

Health officials say this is the first confirmed case of feline rabies in Fresno County since 1943. To report a bite on your pet, please call Fresno County Animal Control at (559) 600-PETS (7387).

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. -- 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 ...

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.

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 ...

A Fresno attorney, 57, gets bitten by a wild animal while saving her pet dogs. Rabies shots didn’t scare her, but the $25,509.50 hospital bill did. Insurance reduced the charges, but she still ...

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