Rabies in North Georgia
Twelve North Georgia residents are being treated for exposure to rabies after contact with domestic animals that have tested positive for the virus, a North Georgia Health District News release states...
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Got this news brief yesterday:
Rabies in wildlife isn't terribly unusual in the US (bats, skunks, foxes, etc), what is a little alarming is that these recent exposures have resulted from domesticated species contact.
I substituted last week :), we had a lab that tangled with a skunk (killed it). He had no visible injuries, but his VX weren't up to date. So the protocol is to send the skunk off for testing and he is quarantined (at home) for six months.
4 in N.Y. treated for possible rabies exposure
Four people in Lewis County, N.Y., are receiving rabies prophylaxis after coming in contact with one of two infected cats, according to Lewis County Public Health. Northern New York will participate in a field trial beginning Aug. 7 that will distribute oral wildlife rabies vaccines.
Rabies in wildlife isn't terribly unusual in the US (bats, skunks, foxes, etc), what is a little alarming is that these recent exposures have resulted from domesticated species contact.
I substituted last week :), we had a lab that tangled with a skunk (killed it). He had no visible injuries, but his VX weren't up to date. So the protocol is to send the skunk off for testing and he is quarantined (at home) for six months.
