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September 6, 2022 | 4:04 PM

What is rabies and how can one protect themselves and animals from it?

Aliza Simeone, Veterinary Medical Field Officer for the PA Dept. of Agriculture said, rabies is a virus that can infect mammals and can spread in their saliva and get it into other animals by biting or getting their saliva into a fresh, open wound or mucous membranes like the eyes.

By Aniya Faulcon

April 9, 2022 | 10:27 AM

The Capitol fox fascinated folks. But no one mentioned the cost of rabies treatment

Foxes can carry rabies, the viral disease that is transmitted most often through the saliva in an animal bite.

By Wynne Davis/NPR

August 11, 2021 | 4:04 PM

It’s not ketchup packets falling from the sky, it’s rabies vaccine

The USDA says its goal is to push rabies back east until it’s fully eradicated.

By Sarah Boden/WESA

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Smart Talk: Rabies spreads in PA

By Scott LaMar/WITF

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What is rabies and how can one protect themselves and animals from it?

The Capitol fox fascinated folks. But no one mentioned the cost of rabies treatment

It’s not ketchup packets falling from the sky, it’s rabies vaccine

Smart Talk: Rabies spreads in PA