N. KY man dies after contracting rabies, first confirmed rabies …
Dec 30, 2024 · “Unfortunately, if left untreated rabies is usually fatal.” The last Kentuckian with a confirmed rabies infection was in 1996, the KDPH said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fewer than 10 people per year in the U.S. die from rabies. By Ken Howlett, News Director. Contact Ken at [email protected]
Northern Ky. resident dies from rabies, health department says
Dec 30, 2024 · FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A northern Kentucky resident has died from rabies, the first such case in a human in more than a quarter century, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH), said Friday. The individual received medical treatment in both Kentucky and Ohio, so KDPH officials are working ...
Northern Kentucky man dies of rabies, a first in Kentucky since …
Dec 30, 2024 · KENTUCKY, USA — A northern Kentucky man died after a rabies infection. He is the first human to die from rabies in nearly 30 years, according to state health officials on Friday.
Northern Kentuckian with rabies dies – Kentucky Health News
Dec 29, 2024 · This is the first confirmed case of rabies infection in a human being in Kentucky since 1996, the public health department said. ... Kentucky Health News is an independent news service of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky, with support from the ...
Kentucky resident dies of rabies in rare human case of disease
Dec 28, 2024 · The most common carriers of rabies in Kentucky are bats and skunks, but any mammal can be infected, health officials said. It is important to keep pets current on rabies vaccinations and to avoid ...
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621 Phone: (502) 564-7042 Fax: (502) 564-7091 Eric Friedlander SECRETARY Statewide News Release Media Contact: Lisa Lee Williams 502.892.8989 [email protected] Kentucky Department for Public Health Reports Human Death from Rabies FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 27, 2024) – Today, Kentucky health officials announced a human
Rare case of human rabies kills NKY resident, health officials say
Dec 28, 2024 · FRANKFORT, Ky. (WXIX) - A Northern Kentucky resident has died from a rare case of human rabies, health officials say. In a press release Friday, the Kentucky Department of Public Health reported ...
Health officials announce human death from rabies in Northern Kentucky
Dec 27, 2024 · "Rabies is a rare but serious disease caused by a virus that infects the brain,” Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH), said in a release.
Man dies of rabies in Northern Kentucky - Cincinnati Enquirer
Dec 28, 2024 · A Northern Kentucky man died of rabies recently and the animal that infected him has not been identified, health officials warn. ... Human-to-human transmission of rabies is rare, the news release ...
Kentucky resident dies of rabies - WKYT
Dec 28, 2024 · The Kentucky Department for Public Health reports that a northern Kentucky resident died from rabies on Friday. By WKYT News Staff Published : Dec. 27, 2024 at 9:13 PM EST
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