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Maryland Animal Shelter To Reopen After 'Strep Zoo' Infection Scare Maryland Animal Shelter To Reopen After 'Strep Zoo' Infection Scare
Maryland Animal Shelter To Reopen After 'Strep Zoo' Infection Scare A Maryland animal shelter is set to reopen its doors months after being forced to shut down due to a rapidly spreading infection that wreaked havoc at the facility. Officials announced that the Prince George's Animals Services and Adoption Center will reopen as of Friday, June 14, after temporarily shuttering its doors earlier this year due to an outbreak of Streptococcus Zooepidemicus, more commonly known as "strep zoo."  "Strep Zoo is a bacterium normally found in horses, cattle, and pigs that rarely causes disease," according to the agency. "When this bacterium infects immunoco…

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Sick Raccoon In Prince George's County Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department Sick Raccoon In Prince George's County Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department
Sick Raccoon In Prince George's County Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department The Prince George's County Department of Health is cautioning that a sick raccoon found in College Park last week has tested positive for rabies. An alert was issued on Wednesday advising that the animal was found in the 5200 block of Iroquois Street on Thursday, April 11, "appearing very ill and weak" before it was captured alive by members of the  Animal Services Division. The Maryland Department of Health confirmed this week that the raccoon tested positive for rabies. Health officials said that anyone or any animals that may have had contact with a raccoon in the area between Marc…

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