Rabies -- United States
Tisbury public health officials have announced the 1st confirmed case of rabies on Martha's Vineyard in 34 years of testing.
Late last month [February 2019], the Tisbury Board of Health was advised that a "big brown bat" tested positive for rabies at the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory.
Rabies is a serious viral disease that can be spread through the saliva of an infected animal by a bite, scratch or if the saliva gets into a person's eyes, nose, or mouth.
The board is
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6352330&promed&0
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