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Buster Brown · 11-06-2012, 01:01 PM

Maine 05/01/12 Bath, Sagadahoc County: A deadly altercation between a terrier and a woodchuck on Saturday was confirmed as the city’s first case of rabies this year, according to the Bath Police Department. According to the Maine Centers for Disease Control, there has been an uptick of reported rabies cases in 2012, which State Epidemiologist Stephen Sears attributes to a warm winter that caused more animals to be more active earlier. A resident of High Street in the Bath’s north end reported the family dog attacked and killed a woodchuck that had entered the yard. The woodchuck had not been seen acting strangely, which is a sign an animal might be affected with rabies, but based on the owner’s statement that it is unusual for the dog to kill animals, Bath Animal Control Officer Ann Harford decided to have the dead woodchuck tested. The woodchuck was taken to the Maine Health and Environmental Testing Lab, where it tested positive for rabies. The dog’s rabies vaccination was current but it will receive a rabies booster and will be kept under observation for 45 days, according to Bath Police Chief Michael Field. Field urged residents to keep their pets’ vaccinations current and to use extreme caution when handling a pet that was wounded in a fight with a wild animal, including the use of waterproof gloves while washing or caring for the animal. – See Rabies case confirmed after terrier kills woodchuck in Bath — Midcoast — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

Key facts

Rabies travels from the brain to the salivary glands during the final stage of the disease—this is when an animal can spread the disease, most commonly through a bite.
Rabies can’t go through unbroken skin. People can get rabies only via a bite from a rabid animal or possibly through scratches, abrasions, open wounds, or mucous membranes in contact with saliva or brain tissue from a rabid animal.
The rabies virus is short-lived when exposed to open air—it can only survive in saliva and dies when the animal’s saliva dries up.
If you handle a pet who has been in a fight with a potentially rabid animal, take precautions such as wearing gloves to keep any still-fresh saliva from getting into an open wound.
Understanding Rabies : The Humane Society of the United States

What happens when a dog gets bitten by a woodchuck? - Yahoo! Answers

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Buster Brown Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toluca Lake, CA Posts: 5,491	Maine 05/01/12 Bath, Sagadahoc County: A deadly altercation between a terrier and a woodchuck on Saturday was confirmed as the city’s first case of rabies this year, according to the Bath Police Department. According to the Maine Centers for Disease Control, there has been an uptick of reported rabies cases in 2012, which State Epidemiologist Stephen Sears attributes to a warm winter that caused more animals to be more active earlier. A resident of High Street in the Bath’s north end reported the family dog attacked and killed a woodchuck that had entered the yard. The woodchuck had not been seen acting strangely, which is a sign an animal might be affected with rabies, but based on the owner’s statement that it is unusual for the dog to kill animals, Bath Animal Control Officer Ann Harford decided to have the dead woodchuck tested. The woodchuck was taken to the Maine Health and Environmental Testing Lab, where it tested positive for rabies. The dog’s rabies vaccination was current but it will receive a rabies booster and will be kept under observation for 45 days, according to Bath Police Chief Michael Field. Field urged residents to keep their pets’ vaccinations current and to use extreme caution when handling a pet that was wounded in a fight with a wild animal, including the use of waterproof gloves while washing or caring for the animal. – See Rabies case confirmed after terrier kills woodchuck in Bath — Midcoast — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine Key facts Rabies travels from the brain to the salivary glands during the final stage of the disease—this is when an animal can spread the disease, most commonly through a bite. Rabies can’t go through unbroken skin. People can get rabies only via a bite from a rabid animal or possibly through scratches, abrasions, open wounds, or mucous membranes in contact with saliva or brain tissue from a rabid animal. The rabies virus is short-lived when exposed to open air—it can only survive in saliva and dies when the animal’s saliva dries up. If you handle a pet who has been in a fight with a potentially rabid animal, take precautions such as wearing gloves to keep any still-fresh saliva from getting into an open wound. Understanding Rabies : The Humane Society of the United States What happens when a dog gets bitten by a woodchuck? - Yahoo! Answers __________________ CarolynBuster Brown "The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything."