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 ...

When a bat appears in a bedroom or living room, the real danger is often the bite you never felt. Rabies remains almost uniformly fatal once symptoms start, which is why many health officials now tell ...

Researchers investigating Nipah-like illnesses in Bangladesh have uncovered evidence of another bat-borne virus circulating ...

A rise in the number of rabies-carrying bats in Riverside County prompted health officials on Wednesday to remind residents to take extra precautions to avoid contact with the creatures to prevent any ...

Pitkin County has confirmed a bat that bit a person near the Weller Lake parking lot up Independence Pass has tested positive for rabies — the fourth confirmed county case in the last eight years and ...

According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, there are 13 species of bats in Ohio, and four are listed as an ...

An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said Thursday. The man in his 50s was bitten by a bat carrying Australian bat ...

A bat that recently bit a person in St. Clair County has tested positive for rabies, local officials said Friday. According to a St. Clair County Health Department press release, the person who was ...

Shasta County officials warned residents to avoid bats after two tested positive for rabies. Rabies is a fatal disease, and anyone bitten by a bat should seek immediate medical care. While only a ...