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Raccoons In Recent Anne Arundel Attacks Test Positive For Rabies Raccoons In Recent Anne Arundel Attacks Test Positive For Rabies
Raccoons In Recent Anne Arundel Attacks Test Positive For Rabies Health Department officials are urging anyone who may have come in contact with suspicious raccoons to seek medical attention after two raccoons who attacked domesticated pets tested positive for rabies in Anne Arundel County, officials say. The first raccoon attacked a pet and was killed by the pet owner near the intersection of Laico Lane and Dock Road in Pasadena. A second raccoon attack occurred on the 400 block of Adams Lane behind Severna Park High School. Both attacks were on Saturday, June 4. Rabies is a fatal disease spread by the bite or scratch of an infected animal, such as a gr…