Biologists have taken to the air to combat rabies outbreaks. Recently, more than 1 million marshmallow-flavored packets of a trial vaccine called ONRAB were dropped from small planes and helicopters or distributed by hand in five northeastern states. The effort is … [Read More]
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Blind 10-Year-Old Saves Friend From Rabid Raccoon Attack
A legally blind 10-year-old girl from Vermont fended off a rabid raccoon that was attacking her friend . Piper Rolfe heard her friend Irie Campbell, 11, screaming Sunday while the friends were playing in the woods behind Campbell’s house, according … [Read More]
Rabid Beaver Attacks Young Girls
Beavers and otters and raccoons, oh my? You can add beavers to the list of recent unlikely human attackers, following otter and raccoon attacks within the last couple of weeks. A rabid beaver attacked two Virginia sisters while they swam … [Read More]
