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More wild animals Let yourself be infected with rabies, which is a threat from public health, civil servants warn.
Around 75% of the Americans are suspended, stinks and foxes – exactly the wildlife, which often spread the fatal disease to humans, according to the centers for the control and prevention of diseases.
The most recent report by the CDC’s national surveillance system, which monitors the rabies in the United States, showed that wild animal cases rose by 5% in 2023 in the previous year.
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“The CDC Tollwut Program is currently pursuing 15 rabies Outbreaking events“Paul Prince, a CDC spokesman, told Fox News Digital.” There are probably many other rabies outbursts in the USA, but they are managed at local or state level. “
Nassau County in New York explained an immediately upcoming public health Alarm this summer after the confirmation of 22 cases this year compared to only six in the past year-more than three times an increase.
Other wild animals are infected with rabies, which is a threat from public health, warn officials. (IStock)
“These cases reflect a disturbing revival of terrestrial rabies that had been successfully triggered from the district of Nassau after 2016 by coordinated intervention efforts,” Alessa Zohrabian, director of the Nassau County Department of Health
What is rabies?
Rabies is A virus According to the CDC, this is transferred to humans by a bite or a scratch by a rabid animal.
It can sometimes take weeks or months to achieve a diagnosis, since the infection only causes symptoms Brain and spinal cord.
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However, a serious illness often shows within two weeks of illness, which leads to confusion, agitation and hallucinations, the above sources.
People can initially have the flu and complain about fever, headache or weakness. Another hint is pain or deafness at the site of the bite.
“Recent cases probably do not indicate a national outbreak of the human rabies, but a memory that rabies is still a threat from public health.”
“Classic rabies” causes someone to feel very thirsty, while at the sight of liquids they paradoxically feel a feeling of panic. Someone can also produce a lot of saliva and have aggressive behavior.
Rabies is almost always fatal after the symptoms – but it is almost 100% avoidable.
Around 75% of the Americans are suspended raccoons, stinks and foxes, which often spread rabies on humans. (IStock)
After exposure to rabies, people should seek immediately preventive medical careKnown as prophylaxis after exposure, in which the wound is thoroughly cleaned and a rabies vaccination is preserved.
People can also receive neutralizing antibodies to fight the infection, experts advise.
Why are wild animal cases increase?
“The CDC at least partially attributes the human translocation of animals to areas in which rabies were not very low or were in very little incidence,” said Dr. Edward R. Rensimer, specialist for infectious diseases with specialist knowledge in the prevention of rabies, said Fox News Digital.
“This has led to an increase in some states when assigning funds for assigning funds Rabies Bait placement for wild animals, “added Rensimer, who is also director of the International Medicine Center in Houston, Texas, director.
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The Ministry of Health of the Nassau district started in autumn 2024 the first phase of its restored oral rabies vaccine -bait bait program with a second round in spring and a third party for this autumn planned.
“If there are cuts in animal control and prevention of rabies efforts that can lead to an increased incidence of rabies in wild animals, with the tragic potential [for] Cases in humans “Aaron Glatt, head of infectious diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital on Long Island, New York, told Fox News Digital.
After exposure to rabies, people should strive for immediate preventive medical care, which is referred to as prophylaxis after exposure and cleans the wound thoroughly and receive a rabies vaccination. (IStock)
“Fortunately, there is only a handful Cases of human rabies Registered annually and there is an effective vaccine that can be given to patients after an endangered animal bite. “
Six people died of rabies in the USA last year, two of these deaths in 2025, the CDC spokesman told FOX News Digital.
“The latest cases probably do not indicate a national outbreak of the human rabies, but a memory that rabies in the USA and abroad is still a threat from public health,” he added.
What animals get rabies?
According to CDC, more than 90% of the reported cases of rabies in animals come from wild animals – most often bats.
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Depending on where they live, the Americans also have a risk of exposure to other wild animals.
“There are over 30 Different rabies viruses In the USA, the CDC spokesman, all with wild animals, told Fox News Digital.
According to experts, only a small percentage of rabies in the USA affects native animals such as dogs and cats – but it is not outside the area. (IStock)
Those who live in the eastern USA have some of the highest risks to be exposed to rabies in the region.
Skunks are a high risk of rabies in the middle west and in the west of the United States, and Foxes are a danger to people who live in the southwestern part of the country and Alaska in accordance with the CDC.
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The rabies in Skunks increased in Kentucky in 2024 to 2025, and there were rabies outbursts between Foxes in Arizona and California in 2023, added Rensimer.
According to CDC spokesman, in all states except Hawaii in wild animals in all states.
Can pets get rabies?
Only affect a small percentage of rabies in the USA Household animalsAccording to experts such as dogs and cats – but it is not outside the area.
“Pets that mainly stay in a house seem to get a low risk of getting rabies, but rabid wild animals can get into our houses and backyards, even if we don’t see them,” warned the CDC spokesman.
“The best way to avoid rabies is to stay away from wild animals.”
“Our pets are more common than we interact with wild animals, and they often cannot tell us when they were suspended.”
James Garrow, Communication Director of the Ministry of Public Health in Philadelphia, James Garrow, a stray puppy and two stray cats, who were tested positively for rabies in Philadelphia, told Fox News Digital.
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It is important to keep the pets up to date with the latest vaccinations – both to protect their health and to prevent transmission to people, agree.
The Ministry of Health of Nassau County in cooperation with the city of Oyster Bay offers free rabies vaccinations for an Dogs, cats and ferrets To all district residents on Saturday, September 13th.
“The best way to avoid rabies is to stay away from wild animals,” repeated smoothly.
