RABIES - Three Animals Test Positive in Hamilton-Lebanon Area

Oneida Dispatch reported today:  That on Thursday, Madison County Health Department announced the first positive rabies results of 2015 found in three animals. In Lebanon a cow and cat tested positive for rabies, and in Hamilton a cat recently tested positive for rabies, officials said.

The un-vaccinated cow was this year’s first confirmed animal to be infected with the rabies virus in Madison County, followed by the two cats testing positive for rabies a few days later. Both cats were barn cats. One cat came from the same location as the rabid cow in Lebanon and the other cat from a farm nearby in Hamilton, a little over 1,800 feet away." See the rest of the story at:  http://www.oneidadispatch.com/general-news/20150319/rabies-3-animals-test-positive-in-madison-county