Rabies -- United States
Rabies was eliminated in dogs in the United States in 2007 [perhaps in people, but not necessarily so in pets - Mod.TG], though unvaccinated canines bitten by rabid wildlife (or that come in contact with their saliva) -- raccoons, skunks, or bats, for example -- can still contract the disease this way. Today, pet dogs in the United States are routinely vaccinated against rabies to protect them.
But rabies remains one of the deadliest diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8487313&promed&0
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