Raccoon attacked by dogs last week in Snellville tests positive for rabies
A raccoon that had been attacked by multiple dogs last week has tested positive for rabies, Gwinnett County officials say.
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A raccoon that had been attacked by multiple dogs last week has tested positive for rabies, Gwinnett County officials say.
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.
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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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