N. KY man dies after contracting rabies, first confirmed rabies …
5 days ago · “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
5 days ago · 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 …
5 days ago · 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 dies from Rabies, health officials said - Spectrum News
2 days ago · Outside of December’s human rabies death, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said in a news release that the last Kentucky resident to get rabies was in 1996. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife monitors potential cases of rabies. In 2023, it says it tested for over 360 suspected cases of rabies and 17 came back positive.
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 ...
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 ...
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 NKY
Dec 28, 2024 · Written by WCPO’s Taylor Weiter Kentucky health officials announced Friday a human death from rabies in Northern Kentucky. Officials said a person who has not been identified was exposed to rabies and received medical treatment in Kentucky and Ohio before dying. The source of their rabies exposure is not known at this time, and officials […]
Northern Kentuckian dies from rabies, health officials investigating ...
5 days ago · “Unfortunately, if left untreated rabies is usually fatal.” According to the release, this is the first Kentucky resident to have a confirmed rabies case since 1996. The KDPH, Northern Kentucky Health Department, Ohio Department of Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating the case.
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