Health May 08 Dogs entering U.S. must be 6 months old and microchipped to prevent spread of rabies, new rules say Worries about rabies resulted in a temporary order in 2021, suspending the importation of dogs from more than 100 countries. The new rules take effect on Aug. 1, as the temporary order expires. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Health Jan 31 Why experts worry more pet owners may skip rabies shots over vaccine hesitancy Public health experts and veterinarians are concerned about the potential for an increase in cases of rabies, a vaccine-preventable illness, for both companion animals and humans. By Laura Santhanam
Science Oct 31 How vampire lore emerged from shadowy medical mysteries When investigators debunked the real-life existence of these undead monsters, it didn’t kill their appeal. By Bella Isaacs-Thomas
Health Jul 07 Louis Pasteur’s risky move to save a boy from almost certain death Louis Pasteur was hard at work developing a rabies vaccine, using dogs as his experimental subjects. Up until now, however, he had not administered the vaccine to a human being. By Dr. Howard Markel