Rabies
Israel sees record-breaking number of rabies cases in 2025
In 2025, 102 animals were recorded as infected with rabies, setting a new record, whereas in 2024, only 55 cases were recorded. The previous record-holding year, 2017, only had 74 cases.
Outbreak of contagious skin disease among naval officer cadets halts training, IDF confirms
Rabid dog kept in Haifa kindergarten, multiple children attacked
Health officials concerned as hundreds potentially exposed to rabies-infested bats
Heightened alert: Vets fear rabies entering Israel via animals from Lebanon, Syria
"Due to the war in the north, the borders have opened, allowing free movement of animals—jackals, foxes, and dogs."
Palestinian child dies of rabies - Health Ministry
Rabies is a fatal neurological disease with a virtually 100% mortality rate for both humans and animals if a vaccination is not administered before the onset of symptoms.
Hospital accidentally injects 5 pregnant women with rabies vaccine
The five pregnant women came to Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem for anti-D vaccination but were mistakenly given the "almost identical" rabies shot.
Pet dog infected with rabies bites two people in northern Israel
The two people bitten by the infected dog were immediately given a preventive vaccine against rabies.
