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Cat Attacking People Near Virginia Business Tests Positive For Rabies Cat Attacking People Near Virginia Business Tests Positive For Rabies
Cat Attacking People Near Virginia Business Tests Positive For Rabies A cat trying to attack people in Prince William County has tested positive for rabies. The cat was going after people near the Jiffy Lube Multicare in Fraley Boulevard in Dumfries between Feb. 1 and Feb. 12, the county's bureau of animal services said. Animal control officers was contained on Monday, Feb. 12 and tested positive for rabies, officials said. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cat Found In Busy Virginia Shopping Center Tests Positive For Rabies Cat Found In Busy Virginia Shopping Center Tests Positive For Rabies
Cat Found In Busy Virginia Shopping Center Tests Positive For Rabies Alarm bells are sounding in Loudoun County after a cat tested positive for rabies who was captured near a busy shopping center. The Loudoun County Health Department issued an alert advising that anyone who had contact with a cat or kittens in the area of Yukon Drive in Ashburn should check with their doctors as soon as possible after cats tested positive for rabies. Officials say that at least five people have been exposed to the rabid cat, all in the vicinity of Chick-fil-A and Red Robin, as well as the Shoppes at Ryan Park on Greenway Corporate Drive, where the Giant grocery store is loca…

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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
Police & Fire
Coyote That Attacked People, Pets At Fairfax County Park Had Rabies, Tests Show Coyote That Attacked People, Pets At Fairfax County Park Had Rabies, Tests Show
Coyote That Attacked People, Pets At Fairfax County Park Had Rabies, Tests Show Tests on the remains of a coyote that bit several people and a police officer over the weekend confirmed what authorities had suspected: it was rabid.  The Fairfax County Health Department received the test results on Monday evening, June 6. Officials ask anyone who came in contact with a coyote on Saturday or Sunday in the Lake Accotink Park area in Springfield to contact the health department. They may need to receive medical treatment for the virus.  The coyote attacked three people and two dogs on Saturday. A day later,  the animal bit a policeman who was searching for it…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Rabid Fox In Arlington Neighborhood Alert Issued For Rabid Fox In Arlington Neighborhood
Alert Issued For Rabid Fox In Arlington Neighborhood A potentially rabid fox was spotted in an Arlington neighborhood, officials said. Arlington County Animal Control responded to calls of a disoriented fox near the 4100 blocks of 41 St and Randolph Street N, south-east of Chain Bridge Rd and George Washington Pkwy around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington reports. The fox reportedly had neurological symptoms consistent with rabies, and was captured and removed by Animal Control. Rabies is a disease that attacks the neurological system that both people and animals can catch from the bite or scratch of i…

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by Annie DeVoe