Local Vets Start to Get a Jump on Rabies
blackmountainnews.com
26 April 2006
Barbara Hootman
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Buncombe County led the state in the number of rabies cases in 2003, reporting a total of 70, with 61 cases of rabid raccoons. From January 1, 2005 to January 1, 2006, a total of 24 cases were reported, with a total of only 15 rabid raccoons. Statistics prove that the disease is deadly, but controllable, especially in domestic animals. . . .


"In the wildlife population, all the numbers mean is that is the number of animals that we were able to test," he said. "“Numbers will vary from year to year, depending Galesburg facility first in state to be certifiedon the number of animals sent in for testing. Just because there are less reports of rabid raccoons doesn'’t mean there were less raccoons with rabies. Wildlife serves as a window into the rabies problem.”"

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