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Rabies: Dog euthanized after bit by rabid skunk in Alamance County

A little over a week ago in North Carolina, Alamance County Animal Control was notified of a skunk that bit a dog on Fernway Drive. Alamance County Animal Control sent the skunk to the North Carolina State Laboratory for Public Health for rabies testing and the skunk was positive for rabies. Skunk Image/Collins John, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Because the dog was not up-to-date on vaccinations, it was initially quarantined; it has since been euthanized. The Health Department did not identify any human exposure to the skunk. The skunk was the county’s first rabies case of 2021.

Dog dies after exposure to rabies

Dog dies after exposure to rabies A dog was euthanized after being bitten by a skunk that tested positive for rabies.  On Jan. 7, the skunk bit the dog on Fernway Drive in Burlington. Alamance County Animal Control sent the skunk to be tested, and on Jan. 11, it tested positive for rabies.  The dog was originally quarantined because it wasn t up-to-date on vaccinations. It was later euthanized, according to a press release.   The Alamance County Health Department doesn t believe any humans were exposed to the skunk.  This is the first identified rabies case of the year in Alamance County. Last year, the county had three confirmed rabies cases. 

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