Disease Detectives Investigate Rabies Cases around the World

CDC’s disease detectives are helping to solve rabies cases around the world. Read about some of the challenging cases they’ve encountered:

CDC Responds to a Case of Rabies in an Imported Dog

Mother and her son laughing and playing with their dogs.

CDC coordinated a response with multiple partners when an imported dog tested positive for rabies to keep people and animals safe.

Responding to a Rabies Outbreak in the Dominican Republic

dog laying by fence

Following an outbreak of rabies, CDC experts traveled to the Dominican Republic to work with the Ministry of Health to respond.

Is That a Bat in Your Salad?

Two bowls of salad.

After a Florida couple discovered a bat in their bagged salad, CDC and partners conducted an investigation due to concern for potential rabies exposure. This 2017 investigation led to a product recall.

PRB Investigates Case of Human Rabies in Virginia Resident Who Traveled to India

puppies in tire

In May 2017, investigators from CDC confirmed a case of human rabies in a 65-year-old Virginia resident. This individual was bitten by a rabid dog while touring India in January and developed symptoms after returning home.

Mongoose Spreads Rabies in Puerto Rico

CDC investigated the first case of human rabies caused by a mongoose bite in Puerto Rico.

Rabies Affects the Most Vulnerable in Haiti

EIS officer Cuc Tran (third from the right) and OC Hubert fellow Maxwell Kligerman (behind Tran) with the team in Haiti.

Rabies on the Move

CDC disease ecologist Jeff Doty discusses methods for capturing ferret badgers with a researcher from Pingtung University, Taiwan.

Page last reviewed: September 23, 2021

Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP)