A Virginia woman died of rabies after being bitten by a dog infected with the virus in India, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed. It happened last spring, ...

A Virginia woman died after she caught rabies on a yoga retreat in India in 2017. Health officials think a nip from a stray puppy may have infected her.

Virginia pet owners are required to keep dogs and cats four months and older current on rabies vaccinations. On May 19 in Chester a fox was collected near Old Happy Hill and Branders Bridge Roads ...

The Virginia Department of Health announced on May 12 of that year that they were investigating a rare case of rabies in a human. The woman died May 21, after an experimental treatment failed.

PATRICK COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A fox found on Monday, June 16, in Patrick County tested positive for rabies, say Virginia Department of Health officials. The fox was found in the 500 block of Virginia ...

Last week, Central Virginia’s district of the state Health Department reported a cat in Lynchburg tested positive for rabies, following at least four cases in the Lynchburg area and 272 positive ...

The Central Virginia Health District is providing an update on the occurrence of rabies in the district, according to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH).

“Virginia is rabies endemic — you don’t have to travel internationally to be exposed,” she said. “If a person in Virginia is bitten by an animal, we ask them to take certain precautions ...

The Frederick County Health Department's Environmental Health Office held a clinic on June 29 to help pets receive their ...

The last time Virginia had a rabies case was in 2009. The state health department is working with the CDC to assess rabies risk for healthcare workers and others with direct contact with the patient.

DINWIDDIE, Va. (WRIC) — A young skunk tested positive for rabies on Tuesday after it charged two dogs near McKenney, Virginia. On Tuesday, July 11, it was found that a young skunk with black and ...