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New Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus Near Virginia Park New Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus Near Virginia Park
New Rabies Alert Issued After Raccoon Tests Positive For Virus Near Virginia Park A new alert has been issued by the Alexandria Health Department advising that a raccoon tested positive for rabies after being collected near an area park. On Friday, Nov. 15, officials say that a raccoon came into contact with several dogs in the yard of a home in Alexandria near Chambliss Park. The raccoon is dead, the dogs have been 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 the infected animal, usually by a bi…

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by Zak Failla
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Rabid Raccoon Removed From Behind Arlington Community Center Rabid Raccoon Removed From Behind Arlington Community Center
Rabid Raccoon Removed From Behind Arlington Community Center A raccoon that was found behind the Charles Drew Community Center in Arlington last week has tested positive for rabies, officials said. Animal Control officials on July 7 captured the raccoon, who showed symptoms of rabies in the 3400 block of 22nd Street at around 7:30 a.m., Arlington County Animal Control reported. Soon after its capture, the raccoon tested positive for the rabies virus, officials reported. If you or anyone you know was scratched or bit by this raccoon, or any other infected animals, call ACAC at 703-931-9241. 

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by AJ Goldbloom