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Is rabies really a problem in Montgomery County?

April 26, 2017montgomery county problem rabies

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Is rabies really a problem in Montgomery County?

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Yes and no. Rabies is a fatal disease for which there is no cure and rabid wild animals are discovered in Montgomery County nearly every year (4 bats in 2007.) But rabies is preventable through vaccination of pets, quarantining and/or testing of bite animals and post-exposure shots for bite victims when necessary. These control measures have been very successful: there have been no human or domestic animal rabies cases in Montgomery County for many years.