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April 29, 2021 - 10:23 AM
BETHEL, Alaska - A dog in western Alaska has been diagnosed with rabies, bringing the total number of recent cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to four.
The three foxes and dog were found in the communities of Nightmute, Alakanuk and Bethel. All have been euthanized.
âThere were three other dogs in addition that had been euthanized because they came into contact. They were bit by rabid foxes. All four of these dogs, they were not vaccinated,â Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Laurie Meythaler-Mullins told KYUK Public Media in Bethel.
Meythaler-Mullins has been vaccinating pets in all three communities, along with diagnosing and confirming cases.