Rabid raccoon attacks dog in metro Atlanta neighborhood
Officials say the raccoon tested positive for rabies after attacking a dog in the Bethlehem area in late May.
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Officials say the raccoon tested positive for rabies after attacking a dog in the Bethlehem area in late May.
DeKalb County officials are warning residents in the Lithonia area about a positive rabies case involving a raccoon and a dead cat.
The coyote attacked multiple people and dogs during three incidents over two days around Buford, health officials say.
The Georgia man wrapped the rabid raccoon in his coat, held it against his chest, and drove for an hour to a nature center to get the animal checked out.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services program will distribute more than 500,000 oral rabies vaccine baits by air across northwest Georgia from Oct. 14–28 to curb the spread of raccoon rabies and protect public health.
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