Over the last nine years, there have been 17 cases of bovine rabies in Kansas. In several of those years, cattle were the most common domestic species diagnosed with rabies in our state. Any bovine observed to have neurological problems — head pressing, constant vocalization, choking, staggering, etc. — should be considered rabid until other diseases are ruled out.
Human infection occurs through a rabid-animal bite or saliva contamination of an open wound. Several cases of human exposure have occurred when producers have attempted to relieve an apparent choke or while…
