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Sep. 7th, 2025 07:31 amOutbreaks of rabies seem to be rising across the U.S., CDC surveillance shows
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rabies-outbreaks-rising-us-deaths-vaccine-rcna227771
People are most often exposed to the rabies virus through the saliva of an infected wild animal that can get into the mouth, eyes or a wound, which is why bites are so dangerous. Prior to the 1960s, most cases in humans were from infected pets, usually a dog. Thanks to strict pet vaccination laws, the canine strain of rabies has been eliminated from the U.S.
Unfortunately...
Vaccine Hesitancy Among Pet Owners Is Growing: Public Health Expert On Why That Matters
https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2025/01/14/vaccine-hesitancy-among-pet-owners-is-growing-public-health-expert-on-why-that-matters/
In the same 2024 study, many of the concerns raised by pet owners mirror those of humans: More than half of pet owners question the effectiveness of vaccines. A similar percentage was concerned about vaccine safety and side effects. Many believed it was better for pets to contract a disease to get immunity than to get vaccinated. About 60% of pet owners thought that pets receive too many vaccines. Strikingly, nearly all pet owners preferred fewer vaccines to be administered to their pets at a time.
In other news, it's been fun (read: horrifying) to watch all my older colleagues come down with a "mysterious illness" at the beginning of the fall semester. Hmmmmm I wonder what that could be.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rabies-outbreaks-rising-us-deaths-vaccine-rcna227771
People are most often exposed to the rabies virus through the saliva of an infected wild animal that can get into the mouth, eyes or a wound, which is why bites are so dangerous. Prior to the 1960s, most cases in humans were from infected pets, usually a dog. Thanks to strict pet vaccination laws, the canine strain of rabies has been eliminated from the U.S.
Unfortunately...
Vaccine Hesitancy Among Pet Owners Is Growing: Public Health Expert On Why That Matters
https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2025/01/14/vaccine-hesitancy-among-pet-owners-is-growing-public-health-expert-on-why-that-matters/
In the same 2024 study, many of the concerns raised by pet owners mirror those of humans: More than half of pet owners question the effectiveness of vaccines. A similar percentage was concerned about vaccine safety and side effects. Many believed it was better for pets to contract a disease to get immunity than to get vaccinated. About 60% of pet owners thought that pets receive too many vaccines. Strikingly, nearly all pet owners preferred fewer vaccines to be administered to their pets at a time.
In other news, it's been fun (read: horrifying) to watch all my older colleagues come down with a "mysterious illness" at the beginning of the fall semester. Hmmmmm I wonder what that could be.
