As reports of Nipah virus infections surface, anxiety has travelled faster than facts. Two concerns dominate public ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Cook County on Friday was investigating two rabid bats found just this week in the Chicago suburbs. According to the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, the bats were ...

For children, Halloween is a day dominated by candy acquisition. For adults, it’s an excuse to throw a party, or scare some of those children during their quest for candy glory. In Cook County, though ...

This Halloween, local health officials released a digital map of where bats have tested positive for rabies so residents can be more informed of the spooky animals flying in the night sky. On Tuesday, ...

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Since rabies can threaten pets, Cook County Animal Control has posted an interactive map showing the relative danger based on the nine locations of those positive tests. The map is meant to raise ...

This Halloween, Cook County is warning residents of rabid bats. The county's Dept. of Animal and Rabies Control put out an interactive map showing where rabid bats have been found.

CHICAGO – Two bats found inside homes in Will and Cook counties both tested positive for rabies, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Monday. The rabid bats were discovered on May 10.