Rabies

Health officials concerned as hundreds potentially exposed to rabies-infested bats

At least 200 guests who stayed at Jackson Lake Lodge from May 15 to July 27 may have been exposed to a suspected bat colony at the hotel.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Riding the storm: Study reveals how bats migrate long distance.
A jackal is seen at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, on September 03, 2022.

Heightened alert: Vets fear rabies entering Israel via animals from Lebanon, Syria

"Due to the war in the north, the borders have opened, allowing free movement of animals—jackals, foxes, and dogs."

|ByMOSHE COHEN
General view of the Ministry of Health building in Jerusalem October 17, 2021.

Palestinian child dies of rabies - Health Ministry

Rabies is a fatal neurological disease with a virtually 100% mortality rate for both humans and animals if a vaccination is not administered before the onset of symptoms.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI/WALLA!, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A pregnant woman gets vaccinated (illustrative).

Hospital accidentally injects 5 pregnant women with rabies vaccine

The five pregnant women came to Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem for anti-D vaccination but were mistakenly given the "almost identical" rabies shot.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Pet dog infected with rabies bites two people in northern Israel

The two people bitten by the infected dog were immediately given a preventive vaccine against rabies.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illustrative image of a dog.