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Illustrative photo of a daycare center in Israel, April 20, 2018. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
November 15, 2025, 4:04 pm
Haifa daycare owner unknowingly brings rabid dog to work, which then attacks children
The stray, rescued near Jaljulia and initially cleared by vet, bit five children and four adults before being diagnosed with rabies; health ministry says 18 people were exposed
By ToI Staff
Portrait of a pregnant woman. (Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
August 17, 2023, 12:58 am
In mix-up, Jerusalem hospital gives rabies shots to 5 pregnant women
Hadassah Medical Center says none of the expectant mothers or their pregnancies were hurt from injections, calls them back for anti-D shots
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative photo of a Magen David Adom ambulance outside an Israeli hospital (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
April 5, 2021, 5:32 pm
16-year-old girl hospitalized in Beersheba with suspected rabies
Health Ministry says girl recently got an unvaccinated dog, urges anyone who was in contact with the canine to reach out to local ministry branch
By ToI Staff
Jackals sit on a road in the mountains surrounding Jerusalem, August 4, 2008. (Haim Shohat/Flash90)
December 30, 2017, 11:56 am
Soldiers kill suspected rabid jackal after being attacked
Animal rabies incidents quadruple in last year in northern Israel, raising fears of outbreak among humans
By ToI Staff
Jackals sit on a road in the mountains surrounding Jerusalem, August 4, 2008. (Haim Shohat/Flash90)
December 26, 2017, 6:09 pm
Animal rabies incidents quadruple, raising fears of outbreak among humans
Knesset committee warns Agriculture Ministry it could face inquiry for failing to deal with issue in northern Israel
By Sue Surkes and Stuart Winer
Jackals sit on a road in the mountains surrounding Jerusalem, August 4, 2008. (Haim Shohat/Flash90)
October 10, 2017, 1:47 pm
Jackal bites two Israelis in Jordan Valley kibbutz
Searches underway for animal to test for disease, after rabid specimen caught on Thursday
By Sue Surkes
Fennec fox Penny stands with one of her new-born kits at Ramat Gan Safari on November 6, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/JACK GUEZ)
May 14, 2017, 8:35 pm
20 soldiers treated for rabies after foxes attack
IDF kills two apparently rabid animals that bit sleeping servicemen, sends carcasses for testing
By Judah Ari Gross
Rabies can be contracted from dogs, bats, rats, or other animals such as wolves. (Pixabay)
December 23, 2015, 7:29 pm
Israeli firm seeks to take a bite out of the rabies vaccine market
After successful trials, Kamada hopes to sell its life-saving treatment worldwide, including the US, Australia
By David Shamah
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his dog Kaia at the PM's residence in Jerusalem in December, 2015. (Facebook)
December 12, 2015, 11:45 pm
Vet wants Netanyahu family dog to be let out of quarantine
1st dog is in seclusion after biting people; PM says regulations are ‘at odds with common sense and compassion’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his dog Kaia at the PM's residence in Jerusalem in December, 2015. (Facebook)
December 11, 2015, 5:14 pm
After biting spree, Netanyahu’s dog quarantined
PM says incident involving family’s rescue dog, Kaia, exposed him to country’s ‘flawed’ veterinary regulations
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo of a gray wolf (Carlos Delgado/Wikimedia Commons)
May 17, 2015, 6:40 pm
Rangers find dead rabid wolf in the Golan Heights
Five hikers were bitten last week, prompting search for the animal
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo of a gray wolf (Carlos Delgado/Wikimedia Commons)
May 9, 2015, 8:50 pm
Five treated for wolf bites in northern Israel
Authorities searching for canine that attacked hikers, including 9-year-old, in Golan Heights in three separate incidents
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of Canis Lupus Arabs (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Felagund/CC BY-SA 3.0)
December 16, 2014, 1:06 pm
Two wolf attacks reported in Golan Heights
Health Ministry fears animals are rabid, requests that people in contact with wild animals seek medical attention
By Marissa Newman
Illustrative photo of Canis Lupus Arabs (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Felagund/CC BY-SA 3.0)
March 6, 2014, 7:55 pm
She-wolf shot dead after biting 10 Israelis
Health officials fear animal was rabid, urge all those hurt to seek medical assistance
By Marissa Newman
A soldier with a dog at a checkpoint outside Jerusalem. (Illustrative photo: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
September 10, 2013, 8:06 am
Soldier who sparked rabies concern turns self in
Health Ministry desperately sought individual who brought a rabid puppy to a northern veterinary clinic
By Adiv Sterman and Stuart Winer
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