U.S. is now free of canine rabies virus
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Federal health experts declared a small victory against a fatal and untreatable virus on Friday, saying canine rabies has disappeared from the United States.
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While rabies kills tens of thousands of people in Asia, Africa and Latin America, it is rare in developed countries. Several West European nations have eliminated the disease with aggressive vaccination campaigns.
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A teenage girl has become the first known person to survive rabies without a vaccination, say doctors. A team at the Children&#39;s Hospital of Wisconsin used an experimental treatment on 15-year-old Jeanna Giese.
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Japan moved a step closer to partially lifting a ban on U.S. beef imports after a government panel on Tuesday accepted U.S. assurances that a specific grade of U.S. beef would be free of mad cow disease.
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Researchers reported for the first time last week that they have found the virus in a nonprimate species â bats.
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The US food safety authority on Tuesday approved meat and milk from cloned animals, clearing the way for them one day to appear on store shelves despite opposition on ethical and health grounds.
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A new outbreak of foot and mouth disease was confirmed in Britain on Wednesday and the European Union reimposed a ban on British meat exports.
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A teenage girl has become the first known person to survive rabies without the benefit of a vaccination, say doctors.
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Millions of feral cats&#151;domestic animals that have become wild&#151;are said to be running free throughout the U.S., threatening birds and public health.
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CHICAGO Animal control officials in Chicago say the city has seen an outbreak of a canine distemper virus that can be fatal to dogs.
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CHICAGO: A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, doctors said.
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China's quarantine authority said on Thursday it had found no diseases in eight mice discovered on an United Airlines flight from Washington.
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Some animal movement limits set after the foot-and-mouth outbreak are eased, despite a seventh case being confirmed.
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Oct 15, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Federal health officials today ruled out using any of Chiron Corporation&#39;s influenza vaccine in the United States this year, following the completion of inspections at the company&#39;s plant in Liverpool, England.
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A Wisconsin girl is the first known person in history to survive rabies without getting a rabies shot. Jeanna Giese, 15, was bitten by a bat while attending church in September.
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Some animal movement limits imposed after the outbreak of foot-and-mouth are eased, despite a seventh case being confirmed.
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The FDA approves meat from cloned animals for human consumption and does not require special labeling.