Fifth case of rabies raises concern

  • Macon County has confirmed five cases of rabies thus far in 2021, already the most cases in a single year since the NC Department of Health and Human Services began tracking the data in 1999.
    Macon County has confirmed five cases of rabies thus far in 2021, already the most cases in a single year since the NC Department of Health and Human Services began tracking the data in 1999.
Macon County Animal Services has confirmed a fifth case of rabies following the examination of a raccoon that was deemed potentially rabid by a county resident last week. Animal services staff…

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