Dead bat found in Loganville backyard tests positive for rabies
Health authorities in Gwinnett County are urging residents to be cautious after a bat found dead in a Loganville resident's backyard tested positive for rabies.
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Health authorities in Gwinnett County are urging residents to be cautious after a bat found dead in a Loganville resident's backyard tested positive for rabies.
The federal government is planning to airdrop more than 500,000 tiny packages that smell like fish across northwest Georgia in the next few weeks in an ongoing effort to protect the state's residents.
Health officials are warning Gwinnett County residents to protect themselves and their pets after a dead bat found inside a Snellville home tested positive for rabies.
Health authorities are asking residents in DeKalb County to watch their pets after a dead bat tested positive for rabies.
DeKalb County Department of Health is issuing an urgent warning for pets and people.
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.
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.
