Thursday, 24 December 2015

PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies - USA (50): (AZ) feline, human exposure: NOT

Rabies -- United States
On Thur 17 Dec 2015, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) issued a report that a cat hit by a car in the 3200 block of Date Creek had rabies and was the 1st case of a rabid domestic cat since the 1950s in Yavapai County.
A secondary test by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicated the cat was not rabid and the original test was a false positive, according to a press release Tuesday from the YCSO.
Normal CDC protocol dictates the center receive a specimen

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/1QPb7bj

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