Officials increase rabies warnings across the US after people in multiple states are attacked by rabid racoons and bats

Officials increase rabies warnings across the US after people in multiple states are attacked by rabid racoons and bats READ MORE: Minnesota man dies from rabies caught from bat last year By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:13 EDT, 27 June 2024 | Updated: 15:22 EDT, 27 June 2024 e-mail View comments Officials are warning Americans to be on the alert for rabies-infected animals amid a spate of attacks in some parts of the country. This month, a rabid raccoon attacked two dogs and rabid bats were found in two separate houses in Missouri .

Last month, a stray cat with rabies attacked a person in Staten Island, New York , while in Massachusetts a rabid coyote attacked two people in a park. And earlier this year, another raccoon with rabies attacked theme park goers in Pennsylvania in March, and in February, a Rhode Island hiker had to strangle a rabid coyote as it tried to claw at him and his dog. There are signs that in some areas of the country there are more rabid animals than normal, with health officials raising concerns in particular over bats .

The above map shows which animals are most likely to be infected with rabies in certain areas A stray cat with rabies attacked people in Staten Island, New York last month Despite the rise in rabid animals, officials have not reported that rabies infections in humans are increasing. Warning over rabies, health officials in South Carolina said: 'It is critical to know that people, especially childre.