Rabies in Several States Prompts Vaccination Warnings
In a brief survey of online news, there have been reports of rabies in Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Texas this year. Many of these reports were humans encountering rabid wild animals that were
In a brief survey of online news, there have been reports of rabies in Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Texas this year. Many of these reports were humans encountering rabid wild animals that were captured and subsequently tested positive.
The reports of animals found positive to rabies testing in these states included bats, skunks, foxes, cats, and dogs.
Any mammal can get rabies, including humans. The disease is 100% deadly in any species once the animal starts showing signs of disease.
The American Association of Equine Practitioners includes rabies as one of the core vaccines in their vaccination recommendations. (See a related article on the vaccination guidelines at TheHorse.com
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