Thursday 26 December 2019

PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (57): Americas (USA) raccoon, cat, human exp

Rabies -- United States
A mother and her young child who were attacked by a raccoon at a school bus stop last week are undergoing rabies treatment. The attack happened last Thursday [5 Dec 2019] at a bus stop off of Georgetown Road in Weston.
Animal control officer Mark Harper said the child was getting out of a vehicle and the raccoon "came out of nowhere" and started grabbing at the child's legs. The mother then went around the vehicle and grabbed the raccoon.
The mother and child, who were bitten on the arms

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6858881&promed&0

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