Raccoon Killed By Dog Tests Positive For Rabies

December 22, 2014 General News

A raccoon killed on Shelly Drive has tested positive for rabies.

The case is the second in the past month in the township.

A township resident’s dog killed the raccoon sometime around Dec. 12, according to a press release from the Somerset County Health Department. Rabies was confirmed on Dec. 18.

The dog did not have a current vaccination against rabies and is being held in quarantine for the next six months, according to the release.

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