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Orange County has 3rd Positive Rabies Case of 2019 Confirmed by State <br />https://chapelboro.com/news/safety/state-lab-confirms-3rd-positive-rabies-test-for-orange-county-in-2019[8/19/2019 11:07:44 AM] <br />The Music in My Head – 7/30/19 Adopt-A-Pet: Mason from Orange County Animal Services <br />State Lab Confirms 3rd Positive Rabies Test for Orange <br />County in 2019 <br />Posted by Blake Hodge | Jul 30, 2019 | Safety | 0 <br />SHARE: <br />Leave a Reply <br /> <br />The North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health has confirmed the third positive rabies test of 2019 for <br />Orange County, officials said on Tuesday. <br />The case originated in southwest Orange County near Ford Road and Angel Way on Friday, July 26. A resident’s dog <br />“called her attention to a small raccoon that appeared lethargic,” according to a release from the county. <br />Animal Control crews responded and removed the raccoon, which did test positive for rabies. <br />The dog at the home had a current vaccination and is able to receive a booster rabies vaccination, which is required <br />within four days. An unvaccinated animal must either be destroyed or quarantined for up to four months. <br />A communicable disease nurse from the Orange County Health Department is also working to assess the rabies risk <br />of the individuals involved because the dog was bathed after coming into contact with the raccoon. <br />Raccoons and bats are the host species for rabies in our community. Other animals carrying rabies are likely <br />infected through “spillover effect” from one of the two host species. <br />This is the third positive rabies case for Orange County this year, following four last year and nine the year before. <br />Related <br />Orange County Receives 4th <br />Positive Rabies Test This Year <br />Orange County Receives 9th <br />Rabies Confirmation of 2017 <br />First Orange County Rabies Case <br />of 2018 Confirmed <br />August 14, 2019 December 28, 2017 February 23, 2018 <br /> <br />PREVIOUSNEXT <br />NEWS SPORTS TOWN SQUARE LOCAL EVENTS NEWSLETTER CONTESTS 97.9 THE HILL ON DEMAND  <br />