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Potential Rabies Warning Issued After Cat Surrendered To Madison Animal Shelter Tests Positive Potential Rabies Warning Issued After Cat Surrendered To Madison Animal Shelter Tests Positive
Potential Rabies Warning Issued After Cat Surrendered To Madison Animal Shelter Tests Positive Officials have issued a potential rabies exposure warning after a cat surrendered to an animal shelter in Madison tested positive for the deadly virus. The cat is described as a four-month-old male domestic short-haired cat; black with white on the nose, paws, and chest, and was surrendered to St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison on Thursday, December 22, Madison Health Officer Mike Fitzpatrick said. The male who surrendered the feline may have been exposed and is asked to contact Assistant Health Officer Sarah Perramant immediately at 201-306-2573.  “Rabies is a deadly disea…

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by Valerie Musson
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COVID-19: Staff Member In Morris County School Tests Positive COVID-19: Staff Member In Morris County School Tests Positive
Covid-19: Staff Member In Morris County School Tests Positive A staff member in a Morris County school district has tested positive for COVID-19. Madison's Central Avenue School employee was exposed off school grounds, Superintendent Mark Schwarz said Monday in a post on the district’s website. The employee had not visited school grounds since Oct. 1, and began to self-quarantine upon detecting symptoms associated with the virus, Schwarz said. The Madison Health Department is in the process of notifying those who may have come in contact with the individual, who Schwarz says will not be returning to school until they meet the criteria set b…

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by Valerie Musson