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Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In DeKalb County, Officials Say
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 15, 3:19 PM EDT
updated Oct 17, 2:12 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WANF (Atlanta News First CBS), WXIA (11Alive NBC) and WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC), not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A dead raccoon tested positive for rabies in DeKalb County, prompting a rabies alert, WSB-TV and WANF reported. A bat also tested positive for rabies in the county, WXIA reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 3, Oct 17, 3:05 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Rabies alert: Dead raccoon tests positive in DeKalb County · WSB-TV (Channel 2 ABC)
- Raccoon tests positive for rabies in DeKalb County · WANF (Atlanta News First CBS)
- Bat tests positive for rabies in DeKalb County · WXIA (11Alive NBC)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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