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Sick Raccoon In Anne Arundel County Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department Sick Raccoon In Anne Arundel County Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department
Sick Raccoon In Anne Arundel County Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Department The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is cautioning that a raccoon found in Davidsonville earlier this week has tested positive for rabies. An alert was issued on Wednesday advising that the animal was found on Governor's Bridge Road, between Riva Road and St. George Barber Road on Monday, July 15. It has since tested positive for rabies, officials confirmed on Wednesday. According to health officials, "rabies is a viral disease that mainly infects mammals and is spread through the saliva of the infected animal, usually by a bite." Symptoms of rabies in animals may include fear of …

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