The CDC issued an alert to clinicians and public health departments this week about a surge in potential human rabies exposures and vaccinations in the United States.Rabies-related inquiries increased 17% in July and August of this year compared with the same period in 2025, and the use of rabies vaccine and immune globulin is up 33% and 76%, respectively, in 2026, according to the CDC.The agency

The alert comes less than two weeks after baby goats at a North Carolina petting zoo tested positive for rabies. Shots for the disease must be administered before symptoms start.

The CDC issued an alert to clinicians and public health departments this week about a surge in potential human rabies exposures and vaccinations in the United…