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Coverage dated September 26, 2024 to September 27, 2024

Rare human death from rabies reported in Midwest

Headline from NBC Chicago

A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies, the state’s department of health announced Friday.

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  1. Detroit Lakes Tribune

    Human death from rabies reported in western Minnesota (opens Detroit Lakes Tribune)

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    Detroit Lakes Tribune's feed description

    Health officials are reminding people that bats can have rabies and to take the proper steps if you come in contact with a bat in order to avoid the nearly always fatal disease

  2. KOB 4

    Minnesota reports rare human death from rabies (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies. The state’s department of health announced the rabies death on Friday. The person’s death marks a rare occurrence. The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention says fewer than 10 people in the the U.S.

  3. WDIO Duluth

    State health officials say a person died from rabies after exposure to a bat (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    A person from Minnesota has died from rabies after being exposed to a bat, according to the Department of Health.

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Elderly Minnesotan dies of rabies after bat bite (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    It's only the state's ninth case of the rare infectious disease in more than 100 years, with seven of those being fatal.

  5. Newsweek

    Rare rabies death in Minnesota after person comes in contact with bat (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A person was exposed to a bat in western Minnesota in July and later died of rabies, state health officials said Friday.

  6. NBC Chicago

    Rare human death from rabies reported in Midwest (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    A Minnesota resident who came into contact with a bat in July died of rabies, the state’s department of health announced Friday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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