Rabies
Outbreak of contagious skin disease among naval officer cadets halts training, IDF confirms
Around 40 Israeli Navy cadets have been infected with a contagious skin disease. All cadets have received medical treatment, and training has been paused to prevent further spread.
Rabid dog kept in Haifa kindergarten, multiple children attacked
Health officials concerned as hundreds potentially exposed to rabies-infested bats
Heightened alert: Vets fear rabies entering Israel via animals from Lebanon, Syria
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.
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.
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.
