Rabies featured prominently in the news this week after a woman in England was reported to have contracted rabies while traveling in Southeast Asia, apparently from a dog bite. She’s currently being treated in the U.K. Meanwhile, seven children in Peru have died in the last two months after exposure to rabies through bat bites.
On Health News from Around the Web- Lepto risk factors and research musings
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- Another Australian bat virus in horses
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- Cat scratch disease info sheet
- Don't always blame the dog
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