To prevent exposure, the St. Clair County Health Department advises people to avoid contact with wild animals, especially ...

The rabid bat found in St. Clair County has triggered warnings from health officials who say even minor contact with bats can ...

DALLAS -- A substance in the saliva of vampire bats could prove to be a potent new treatment for strokes, an Australian scientist says. "When the vampire bat bites its victim, it secretes this ...

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. -- A man in northeastern Illinois died from rabies about a month after apparently being infected by a bat he found in his room, marking the first human case of the virus in the state ...

One person is under medical treatment after having been bitten by a rabid bat in St Clair County, Michigan, health ...

An unidentified Fresno County individual died from a rabies infection after likely being bitten by a bat, the first such area human infection in 32 years. The individual was exposed to rabies sometime ...