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.

For the first time in more than 60 years, a dog has tested positive for rabies in Chicago. The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control in Illinois confirmed the rare case of a ...

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 ...

Several dogs are receiving rabies booster shots after a pair of encounters with rabid raccoons in Cambria and Hartland last ...

A tragic and rare instance of rabies has unfolded in Chicago, Illinois. Health officials reported this week that a young pet puppy developed the fatal infection—the first such case documented in the ...

The Bow Wow Lounge, a pet boarding and daycare facility on North Ravenswood said the rabid dog, visited their facility. According to the business, all pet owners whose dogs may have been exposed, have ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – A dog is being quarantined after it was exposed to rabies by a bat found in Summerville. The South Carolina Department of Public Health said the rabid bat was near Stockport ...

The positive case came after the dog showed a shift in behavior last week and was euthanized and tested, the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, said in a statement.

The agency said the dog bit someone on Dec. 11, and testing revealed it to be rabies positive. However, the dog had been vaccinated for rabies in June. According to the IDPH, the dog was sent to ...

PAWS Chicago released a timeline of events as they work to notify and monitor people who may have been in contact with a dog that tested positive for rabies, the first case of the disease reported in ...

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 ...