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Viral outbreak killing raccoons on Folly Beach, worrying experts
Posted: Mar 06, 2013 6:29 PM CST Updated: Mar 07, 2013 7:01 AM CST
By Corey Davis
FOLLY BEACH, SC (WCSC) -
Phone calls have been flooding into City Hall with reports of sick or dead raccoons being found in neighborhoods. East Hudson Avenue is where the most calls have come from and people are definitely worried.
Carol Linville President of Pet Helpers said, "We have had over 38 calls, I've taken some for the city or citizens calling me directly. 99 percent of what we are dealing with is a distemper virus."
Linville said the disease is definitely an outbreak. It attacks the nervous system, sometimes causing seizures and unnatural behavior in animals, often mistaken for rabies.
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So far there have been no confirmed cases of rabies during this outbreak but one animal has been sent off for testing. Linville said the problem is more widespread than many may think.
"This is in Hanahan, this is in Charleston County. They reported this in Mount Pleasant, so this is not just Folly Beach. Unfortunately, it's in our county," said Linville.
Full text:
http://www.wistv.com/story/21538755...accoons-on-folly-beach-animal-experts-worried
Posted: Mar 06, 2013 6:29 PM CST Updated: Mar 07, 2013 7:01 AM CST
By Corey Davis
FOLLY BEACH, SC (WCSC) -
Phone calls have been flooding into City Hall with reports of sick or dead raccoons being found in neighborhoods. East Hudson Avenue is where the most calls have come from and people are definitely worried.
Carol Linville President of Pet Helpers said, "We have had over 38 calls, I've taken some for the city or citizens calling me directly. 99 percent of what we are dealing with is a distemper virus."
Linville said the disease is definitely an outbreak. It attacks the nervous system, sometimes causing seizures and unnatural behavior in animals, often mistaken for rabies.
...
So far there have been no confirmed cases of rabies during this outbreak but one animal has been sent off for testing. Linville said the problem is more widespread than many may think.
"This is in Hanahan, this is in Charleston County. They reported this in Mount Pleasant, so this is not just Folly Beach. Unfortunately, it's in our county," said Linville.
Full text:
http://www.wistv.com/story/21538755...accoons-on-folly-beach-animal-experts-worried