Tweet
Pittsylvania County calf tests positive for rabies
Several animals in Pittsylvania County have tested positive for rabies in recent months.
WDBJ7 Web Staff
10:18 a.m. EDT, April 23, 2012
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va.? A calf is the most recent animal to test positive for rabies in Pittsylvania County.
...
Here is the news release from the Virginia Department of Health:
To all residents of Climax Community, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
A Calf in your neighborhood recently tested positive for Rabies. Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus that lives in the saliva and brain and nerve tissue of the infected animal. Rabies is transmitted through a scratch, bite or by getting saliva or brain tissue in an open wound or in the eye or mouth. Rabies is preventable in animals through vaccinations, but fatal to both animals and humans once contracted.
It is possible that this rabid calf could have come in contact with other neighborhood animals (i.e., cats, dogs, horses).
Unvaccinated dogs, cats and ferrets, with no known exposure to a potentially rabid animal should be vaccinated immediately. The Code of Virginia requires pet owners to keep their pets current on rabies vaccinations for animals four months old or older.
In addition, citizens should not approach or touch wild animals, and should report any abnormal behavior involving wild animals.
...
Several animals in Pittsylvania County have tested positive for rabies in recent months.
WDBJ7 Web Staff
10:18 a.m. EDT, April 23, 2012
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va.? A calf is the most recent animal to test positive for rabies in Pittsylvania County.
...
Here is the news release from the Virginia Department of Health:
To all residents of Climax Community, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
A Calf in your neighborhood recently tested positive for Rabies. Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus that lives in the saliva and brain and nerve tissue of the infected animal. Rabies is transmitted through a scratch, bite or by getting saliva or brain tissue in an open wound or in the eye or mouth. Rabies is preventable in animals through vaccinations, but fatal to both animals and humans once contracted.
It is possible that this rabid calf could have come in contact with other neighborhood animals (i.e., cats, dogs, horses).
Unvaccinated dogs, cats and ferrets, with no known exposure to a potentially rabid animal should be vaccinated immediately. The Code of Virginia requires pet owners to keep their pets current on rabies vaccinations for animals four months old or older.
In addition, citizens should not approach or touch wild animals, and should report any abnormal behavior involving wild animals.
...
