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Prince George's County Animal Services limits owner-surrender pets due to capacity and Strep Zoo recurrence. Pets are being treated and deep cleaned to prevent disease spread.

Whle the shelter has adopted out hundreds of animals since reopening in January, hundreds more animals have entered the facility.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility and Adoption Center (ASFAC) reopened its doors Saturday after closing down due to an outbreak of Streptococcus Zooepidemicus, or Strep Zoo. Officials said that the facility first closed on Jan. 4, when dogs started showing signs of the illness. In a […]

Dog adoptions at Winnebago County Animal Shelter halted indefinitely due to contagious bacterial infection, Strep Zoo. Precautions taken to protect dogs & potential adopters.

Dog adoptions at Winnebago County Animal Shelter halted indefinitely due to contagious bacterial infection, Strep Zoo. Precautions taken to protect dogs & potential adopters.

Dog adoptions at Winnebago County Animal Shelter halted indefinitely due to contagious bacterial infection, Strep Zoo. Precautions taken to protect dogs & potential adopters.

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility and Adoption Center (ASFAC) said it was closed temporarily due to a bacteria outbreak. According to a news release, the shelter experienced the outbreak of Streptococcus Zooepidemicus, or Strep Zoo, last week. The shelter closed when staff members noticed “severe […]

In Prince George's County, the Animal Services Facility and Adoption Center (ASFAC) has recently identified a serious bacterial outbreak, prompting the shelter's closure.

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One veterinarian pathologist said he has been researching the illness for nearly a year.