(Cleveland)- White County has it’s fifth reported positive case of rabies. Sean Sullivan, White County Environmental Health Manager, said Monday that on Tuesday May 29th his office received a call stating that a raccoon had been killed while attacking a litter of kittens.
The raccoon was picked up for delivery to the state lab on Wednesday, and the lab notified his office Friday afternoon that the specimen was positive for the rabies virus.
Sullivan said the litter of kittens were in the homeowner’s garage on Truelove Road when the homeowner heard a disturbance and investigated. The homeowner found the kittens and their mother being attacked by a raccoon.
The homeowner fought the raccoon off and killed it with a blunt object.
The kittens and homeowner are considered exposed and proper precautions have been taken.
Positive alert signs will be posted in the area where the rabid raccoon was located. If you live in this area and have concerns of rabid animal exposure, please contact White County Environmental Health at 706-348-7698 during normal business hours.
