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How often do cats transmit rabies to people in the USA?

PoC avatarPosted on March 24, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 24, 2021

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tell us that there has been no confirmed cases of rabies transmission from cats (domestic, stray or feral) in over 45 years. There have been two cases of rabies in humans acquired from … Continue reading →

Posted in Zoonotic Diseases | Tagged feline rabies, rabies, usa, zoonotic diseases | Leave a reply

Feral cat couldn’t be tested for rabies because the victim shot the cat in the head

PoC avatarPosted on July 31, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 31, 2020

Grand Island, Nebraska, USA: a man, Dennis Stoltenberg, was attacked by a feral cat on his property last week. The circumstances of the attack have not been reported. We do know, however, that the cat clamped onto his hand with … Continue reading →

Posted in feral cats | Tagged cat attack!, Cat News, feline rabies, killing a feral cat, rabies | 1 Reply

Florida Department Of Health guidelines for rabies precautions – comment

PoC avatarPosted on December 19, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 19, 2019

Click Orlando.com report that an adopted stray cat tested positive for rabies on Merritt Island. This prompted a 60 day rabies alert in the area. As a consequence, Florida Department Of Health (FDOH) issued a list of precautions people should … Continue reading →

Posted in rabies | Tagged feline rabies, rabies | Leave a reply

A cat was pepper sprayed in Alpharetta by police officers

PoC avatarPosted on December 14, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 20, 2020

It was all captured on body camera footage and a lot of viewers are weighing in on it including the media with titles such as “Police pepper spray suspected rabid cat”. In the footage you can hear the conversation that … Continue reading →

Posted in police | Tagged America, feline rabies, police, rabies | Leave a reply

Man with tiny cat scratches abandons hospital ER after learning rabies jabs might cost more than $40,000

PoC avatarPosted on November 25, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 26, 2019

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA as reported by WWAY3: Shyam Patil was scratched by a stray cat. You can see in the photograph that they were tiny scratches but he was advised by his doctor to get a rabies shot just … Continue reading →

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Reports of rabid cats in America are inflated because of a dislike of feral cats

PoC avatarPosted on October 20, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 20, 2019

This is a discussion article on America’s rabid cats. Some facts are clear from the data presented online while other facts are not. However, I noticed, while surfing the Internet this morning, that in India dogs cause the highest number … Continue reading →

Posted in rabies | Tagged dogs, india, rabies | 3 Replies

Failure to administer prompt post exposure treatment lead to death of man bitten by rabid cat

PoC avatarPosted on September 11, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 11, 2019

An inquest into the death of Omar Zouhri, who died after being bitten by a rabid cat while on holiday in Morocco, came to the conclusion that despite the man’s best efforts he had not received proper and prompt exposure … Continue reading →

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$1.3 billion spent annually in US on precautionary jabs for rabies?

PoC avatarPosted on August 18, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 18, 2019

There is a huge financial burden, at up to $1.3 billion, which goes with the presence of rabies in the US, either privately or through insurance for the jabs you get as a precaution after you have been bitten by … Continue reading →

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American cat owners don’t report cat bites because of rabies quarantine rules

PoC avatarPosted on June 18, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 19, 2019

I don’t know the percentage and I suspect no one knows it but I’m sure that a good percentage of American cat owners do not report it to their doctor when they are bitten by their cat and it has … Continue reading →

Posted in cat bites | Tagged cat bite, cat bite infection, cat bites signs of infection, quarantine, rabies

Discussion: Good or bad for state dog wardens to conduct dog license and rabies vaccination checks (including cats) in 23 Pennsylvania counties

PoC avatarPosted on April 20, 2019 by Elisa Black-TaylorJune 17, 2019

A program aimed to raise awareness of the importance of following state law of having your dog or cat up to date on a yearly license (dogs only) as well as being vaccinated against rabies (dogs and cats) between April … Continue reading →

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