US Bans Dogs Brought in From 100 Countries With Rabies Risk

US Bans Dogs Brought in From 100 Countries With Rabies Risk
A traveler wearing a hazmat suit tries to calm his dog sitting in a cage before boarding a plane at the Narita International Airport in Nairta, near Tokyo, Japan, on April 2, 2020. Jae C. Hong/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—U.S. health officials Monday announced a one-year ban on bringing in dogs from more than 100 countries where rabies is still a problem.

Dogs coming in from those countries already needed proof of rabies vaccination. The ban is being imposed because of a spike in the number of puppies denied entry because they weren’t old enough to be fully vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.