Health officials announce human death from rabies in Northern Kentucky

A Kentuckian with rabies has died

A Northern Kentuckian has died from rabies, the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced Friday. It’s unclear how the person contracted rabies, which is typically transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal. The person was treated both in Kentucky and Ohio, the department said, so both states are coordinating an investigation into the case with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials are also working to notif…

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Officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health has reported that a human has died from a case of rabies in northern Kentucky. The source of the northern Kentucky resident’s rabies exposure has not yet been identified, and might have possibly occurred outside of the United States during international travel, but that has not been determined. Rabies infections in humans are very rare, due to route pet vaccinations and other wildlife cont…

Northern Kentuckian with rabies dies • Kentucky Lantern

Dr. Steven Stack is Kentucky's public health commissioner A Northern Kentuckian has died from rabies, the Kentucky Department for Public Health announced Friday.  It’s unclear how the person contracted rabies, which is typically transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal.  The person was treated both in Kentucky and Ohio, the department said, so both states are coordinating an investigation into the case with the Centers for Disease C…

Human death from rabies reported in Northern Kentucky

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- The Kentucky Department of Health has confirmed that a person has died after contracting rabies in Northern Kentucky. Officials say how the person contracted rabies is unknown at the time, however it is possible they contacted it outside the U.S. during international travel. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services say they are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Northern Kentu…

Kentucky resident dies of rabies

The Kentucky Department for Public Health reports that a northern Kentucky resident died from rabies on Friday.

Person dies from rabies in northern Kentucky, health officials say

The Kentucky Department of Health said a person has died from rabies in a northern Kentucky home.