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Rabid Bat Tangled in Visitor’s Hair at Olympic National Park

Officials are urgently seeking the visitor and warning others to get immediate medical evaluation to prevent a fatal rabies infection.

Beaver That Bit 13-Year-Old at Cunningham Falls Tests Positive for Rabies

Japan Records Five Straight Days of 40°C Heat

Rabid Bat Lands on Family’s Table at Vista Deli

Japan Heatwave Sends More Than 10,000 to Hospital in One Week

Rabid Bat Confirmed in Racine County

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Pushes D.C. Air to Code Red

First H5N1 Bird Flu Case Detected in New Zealand

Wildfire Smoke Forces Multiple Outdoor Concerts to Cancel or Postpone

Giant Petrel in Perth Treated as Presumed H5 Bird Flu After Sequencing Fails

Laguna Beach Half-Mile Closed After 2,000-Gallon Sewage Spill

Argentina Finds New Hantavirus Variant in Ushuaia Rodents

Beaches Closed and Swim Advisories Roll Out After High Bacteria Tests

Berlin Bathing Waters Keep 'Excellent' Rating as Early Cercariae Reports and Bavarian Algae Warnings Rise

Investigators Shift Focus in MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak

Würzburg and Gerbrunn Told to Boil Tap Water After Enterococci Detection

Air Quality Alert Issued for Twin Cities as Ozone Reaches Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Rabid Bat Found on Fremont Sidewalk, Officials Warn Residents

Air Quality Alert for Twin Cities as Ozone Levels Rise Friday

Chicago Area Placed Under Air Pollution Action Day for Unhealthy Ozone