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Did you even look at your link? It proves it is EXTREMELY uncommon, even world wide.
Yes I did look at the link. Thats where I got my information from. It happens on average about once per year in the US. It was stated that it hasn't happened in decades, which is incorrect.
Yes I did look at the link. Thats where I got my information from. It happens on average about once per year in the US. It was stated that it hasn't happened in decades, which is incorrect.
1 per year...do you know how big the US is? Did you read the case studies? I read a bunch of them. They were very interesting. But a mongoose, bats, unknowns, organ transplants, foreign travel...not a lot of cases of pet dogs in the air port.
THe case studies did teach me something. Always tell the ER doc that you have been bitten by an animal or touched a wild animal right away. Seems like some lives could have been saved if that info was brought up sooner.
I think the airline may be liable if the dog was cleared to be on the flight and on Jetblue's/Airport property. Not much different from a person getting bitten in a grocery-store by someone's
emotional-support Dog.
Was this dog a Emotional support or service dog?? if so then the owner is in trouble...
Those aren't worldwide stats, those are just stats for the US. Unfortunately rabies kills at least 55,000 people every year, mostly in impoverished countries:
But the chance of contracting rabies from a dog bite here in the US is minuscule, thanks to mandatory rabies vaccination of pets. It's not zero, though.
I will concede its a much bigger issue in 3rd world countries, and it isn't easily diagnosed so it could be even worse then reported. 55k deaths a year is still not a huge cause of death world wide. Not that it shouldn't be taken seriously. But its not as terrifying of a prospect as statements like "it happens all the time" make it out to be.
Yes I did look at the link. Thats where I got my information from. It happens on average about once per year in the US. It was stated that it hasn't happened in decades, which is incorrect.
Generally from raccoons or bats. Rabies cases in humans are very rare in the U.S. in general. Rabies contracted from a domesticated pet is almost unheard of in the U.S.
Brittany Langlois told Fox 25 Boston that she was bit by a fellow passenger’s dog while waiting to check in for her flight. However, she says she’s having no luck tracking down the animal’s owner after JetBlue employees scuttled the other passenger from the line — leaving Langlois uncertain of whether or not to seek treatment for rabies.
IMO, this is a bad strategy if she is seriously concerned about a rabies infection.
Langlois claims the rabies shots are "very painful" -- they're not. I've had them. The whole treatment is expensive, though, if you don't have medical insurance to cover it. I think mine came in at just over $2,200.
Secondly, her time to get them -- if it's contingent on the dog testing positive for rabies -- has already run out, since standard procedure is to isolate the animal for 10 days to monitor it for signs of disease.
And is Jet Blue really liable for what some passenger's animal did?
So the dog bit the passenger and Jet Blue rushed into the flight to avoid any issues? Yeah, Jetblue screwed up on that one. This lady is right in suing Jetblue and the passenger. Jetblue should have called security and let them handled the issue not try to sneak the passenger out of the airport. Since the dog bit someone there is a good chance it can bite another customer in the air.
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