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Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus Near Virginia Park Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus Near Virginia Park
Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus Near Virginia Park An alert has been issued by the Alexandria Health Department advising that a raccoon tested positive for rabies after being collected at an area park. On Sunday, Oct. 27, officials say that a raccoon came into contact with a dog in the area near Sanger Avenue along a Dora Kelley Nature Park trail, which later tested positive for the virus. The raccoon is dead, the dog is isolated, but there is an increased risk in the area, health officials are cautioning. Rabies is a viral disease that mainly infects mammals (warm-blooded animals who nurse their young) and is spread through the saliva of …

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Stray Cat Found On Streets In Maryland Neighborhood Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Officials Stray Cat Found On Streets In Maryland Neighborhood Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Officials
Stray Cat Found On Streets In Maryland Neighborhood Tests Positive For Rabies: Health Officials The Frederick County Health Department is cautioning that a cat found roaming around an area neighborhood has tested positive for rabies. An alert was issued on Thursday, Aug. 15, advising the community that a cat that was tracked down in the 3000 block of Garfield Road that later tested positive for the virus after attacking two people. Officials say that on Wednesday, there were multiple reports about a stray cat who had become feral and went after people in the area. It was picked up by Frederick County Animal Control in the area of Garfield Road, John Cline Road, and Brown Road. Goog…

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