Rabies -- United States
A domesticated cat that bit a woman in the Dawnville area Tuesday night [28 Feb 2017] has testified positive for rabies, the Whitfield County [Georgia] rabies control officer said [Fri 3 Mar 2017].
David Hedden said the incident happened on Mark Brown Road off of Mitchell Bridge Road. The woman is having to take rabies shots, he said. [This is the post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) series to prevent the rabies virus from killing her. - Mod.TG]
Hedden said officials are encouraging everyone
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