The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County says the rabies alert is in effect for 60 days.

State Rep. Anita Burroughs says she learned that cat bites can lead to life-threatening infections after her husband tangled with their cat.

Bites from the snakes — the only venomous snakes likely to be seen in central North Carolina and the Triangle — are rarely fatal to humans. But antivenom, which can be used to treat copperhead bites, ...

An initial clinical trial in Kenya found no safety concerns, a first step toward testing unithiol as a treatment for venomous snakebites in people.

The Florida Department of Health issued a rabies alert in Hillsborough County after a case was confirmed in a stray cat. The ...