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Thursday, January 23, 2020

RACCOON TESTS POSITIVE FOR RABIES IN WICOMICO COUNTY


(January 23, 2020, Salisbury, MD) On January 23, 2020, a raccoon tested positive for rabies in the area of Catchpenny Road, south of Nanticoke in Quantico, Maryland.  The Wicomico County Health Department is advising all residents to be aware of their surroundings and avoid contact with all wild or stray animals.
Rabies is a preventable viral disease that exists in the saliva of mammals and is transmitted from animal to animal or from animal to human by biting and/or scratching. The virus can also be spread by licking, when infected saliva makes contact with open cuts or wounds, and with the mouth, eyes, and nose. If left untreated in humans and animals, rabies is fatal.
·         Please keep the following tips in mind to protect your family and your pets:
·         Keep pets confined
·         Avoid all contact with wild or stray animals
·         Teach children to leave unfamiliar animals alone
·         Vaccinate pets - Maryland law requires that all dogs, cats, and ferrets, 4 months of age and older have a current rabies vaccination. 
·         Avoid feeding or watering pets outside 
·         Secure outside garbage lids
To report human or animal contact, such as bites or scratches, call the Wicomico County Health Department at (410) 546-4446. For more information on rabies or rabies vaccination clinics, visit our website at www.wicomicohealth.org, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram (WicomicoHealth), or Twitter (@WicomicoHealth).

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

How do you catch a raccoon and text it?

Col. Flagg said...

Text what 7:30 lol

Anonymous said...

7:30. Your supposed to catch them when you see them. It's the law! When you grab them by the tail they just freeze up and you can place them in a cage.

Anonymous said...

12:28...if by catch you mean shoot then you got it. Not getting close enough to something that I expect to have rabies to grab it’s tail.

Anonymous said...

Thanks again Jake Day!

Anonymous said...

Yea lets see how that goes

Anonymous said...

You should not touch an animal if it has suspected rabies. Stay away!