The now-euthanized dog was the first to test positive for rabies in Cook County since before 1964 and the first in Illinois since 1994, according to public health officials.

CHICAGO — A dog in Chicago recently tested positive for rabies after biting a person, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. It was the first rabid dog in the state since 1994. The dog ...

A dog in Chicago tested positive for rabies, marking the first case in Illinois in over 30 years. The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control confirmed this is the first such case in ...

A fully vaccinated dog tested positive for rabies last month in Chicago — the area’s first case in decades. The dog was ...

A vaccinated dog in Chicago tested positive for rabies, exposing 13 people who are now receiving post-exposure treatment; none have shown symptoms. This is the first rabies-positive dog case in Cook ...

A rabid fox bit a dog and a person in Gaston County, near Dallas. The first victim received treatment, and the dog, current on its rabies vaccination, received a booster. The captured fox tested ...

A dog in Raleigh is recovering after being bitten by a rabid raccoon on Thursday. Animal Control was called to Windsor Trail in Raleigh on Thursday after the dog had been bitten. Other WRAL Top ...

According to officials, the diseased dog first entered the residential area near Ambethan Road and attacked the persons it ...

It is caused by the rabies virus (a lyssavirus), which attacks the central nervous system and, if left untreated, is almost always fatal. Despite being preventable through vaccination, rabies remains ...