A rabies expert called New York authorities “insane” for killing P’Nut the Squirrel – saying the state could have figured out if the animal was dangerous without chopping his head off.

A California art teacher died from rabies November 22, about a month after apparently being infected by a bat she found in her classroom. Leah Seneng, 60, may have been bitten when she scooped up ...

Rabies is rare in the U.S. with less than 10 cases identified each year. Health officials urge the public to avoid contact with wild animals and seek immediate medical care if bitten. Early ...

“Rabies is a disease that mainly manifests as encephalitis, which is infection and inflammation of the brain,” Stanford University professor of medicine and infectious disease expert Dr. Dean ...