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Source: KOTA Territory A bat found in Rapid City, South Dakota, tested positive for rabies after contact with a local cat, marking Pennington County’s first confirmed case of 2026. The vaccinated cat received a rabies booster and was placed under a 45-day quarantine. Health officials determined the owner, who wore gloves while handling the bat, was not exposed. […]

Source: NBC News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned healthcare providers about an increase in human rabies exposures following a summer spike in animal cases across the United States. From July through August, the CDC received 17% more rabies-related inquiries than during the same period in 2025. At least eight state health departments also […]

Source: Oklahoma Voice Oklahoma State University has announced locations for two major construction projects in Stillwater: a $330 million Veterinary teaching hospital and a $50 million Agronomy Discovery Center. The 275,000-square-foot Veterinary hospital will be built west of campus and will accommodate increased student enrollment while expanding teaching, research, and advanced care for large and small animals. Oklahoma […]

Source: Daily Maverick A rabies outbreak among Cape fur seals along South Africa’s western and southern coasts has resulted in at least 176 recorded human bites, with researchers warning that attacks on people and dogs could increase. The disease is now considered endemic in Cape fur seals and represents the first documented rabies outbreak in a free-ranging marine mammal […]

Source: AVMA A federal judge has dismissed without prejudice an antitrust lawsuit filed by Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) against the American Veterinary Medical Association over accreditation decisions involving its Veterinary colleges. U.S. District Judge Thomas Varlan ruled that LMU’s claims of harm were too speculative and therefore not ripe for adjudication. LMU alleged that the AVMA Council on Education engaged in anticompetitive accreditation […]

Source: KTVZ Oregon wildlife officials have confirmed the first known detection of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, or M. ovi, in the John Day River California bighorn sheep herd, the state’s largest with approximately 1,000 animals. Several sheep tested positive for the respiratory pathogen, which can cause severe pneumonia outbreaks and has no known vaccine or medical treatment. The Oregon Department of […]

Source: CNN The U.S. government has released its billionth sterile fly as part of efforts to combat New World screwworm, but scientists warn current production may remain insufficient. The parasite, whose larvae feed on living tissue, returned to the United States in 2026 after spreading north from Central America. Sterile flies are used to interrupt reproduction because […]