Rabies infections are increasing in wild animals — should you worry?

Rabies infections are increasing in wild animals — should you worry?

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More wild animals are getting infected with rabies, which poses a public health threat, officials warn. Around 75% of Americans are exposed to raccoons, skunks and foxes — the very wildlife that commonly spread the fatal disease to humans, according to the Centers for …

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Deadly rabies cases pose public health threat across US, experts warn

Deadly rabies cases pose public health threat across US, experts warn

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More wild animals are getting infected with rabies, which poses a public health threat, officials warn. Around 75% of Americans are exposed to raccoons, skunks and foxes — the very wildlife that commonly spread the fatal disease to humans, according to the Centers for …

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Genetic Study Retraces Covid’s Origins in Bats

Genetic Study Retraces Covid’s Origins in Bats

In the early 2000s, a coronavirus infecting bats jumped into raccoon dogs and other wild mammals in southwestern China. Some of those animals were sold in markets, where the coronavirus jumped again, into humans. The result was the SARS pandemic, which spread to 33 countries and claimed 774 lives. A …

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Upheaval in Washington Hinders Campaign Against Bird Flu

Upheaval in Washington Hinders Campaign Against Bird Flu

The campaign to curb bird flu on the nation’s farms has been slowed by the chaotic transition to a new administration that is determined to cut costs, reduce the federal work force and limit communications, according to interviews with more than a dozen scientists and federal officials. On poultry farms, …

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‘This Is a Dangerous Virus’

‘This Is a Dangerous Virus’

When bird flu first struck dairy cattle a year ago, it seemed possible that it might affect a few isolated herds and disappear as quickly as it had appeared. Instead, the virus has infected more than 900 herds and dozens of people, killing one, and the outbreak shows no signs …

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How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence

How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence

Most American parents hardly give thought to polio beyond the instant their child is immunized against the disease. But there was a time in this country when polio paralyzed 20,000 people in a year, killing many of them. Vaccines turned the tide against the virus. Over the past decade, there …

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