{"id":106205,"date":"2024-08-01T13:48:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T13:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/the-cdc-has-tightened-rabies-regulations-for-imported-dogs-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T13:48:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T13:48:34","slug":"the-cdc-has-tightened-rabies-regulations-for-imported-dogs-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/the-cdc-has-tightened-rabies-regulations-for-imported-dogs-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"The CDC has tightened rabies regulations for imported dogs. Here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tightened rabies regulations<\/a> for dogs coming into the country. The new regulations, which went into effect August 1, come as the temporary suspension of importing dogs from high-risk rabies areas \u2014 instituted by the CDC in 2021 \u2014 is lifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat it boils down to is that there is additional rabies verification that\u2019s required for dogs coming into the United States from high-risk countries\u201d with higher rates of rabies, says Kaitlyn Krebs, a veterinarian at the University of Pennsylvania. It applies to dogs coming from more than 100 countries<\/a>, including Afghanistan, China, India, Israel, Russia and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n