A raccoon found in Orange County tested positive for rabies on Friday at the State Laboratory of Public Health.
The raccoon was submitted after residents in the vicinity of Brockwell Road and Murphy School Road saw their three dogs and a dog from a neighboring household attack the raccoon. The dog from the neighboring house was current on its rabies vaccination and received a rabies booster in accordance with North Carolina law. The other three dogs were not currently vaccinated against rabies. Animals exposed to rabies that have not been vaccinated must either be destroyed or quarantined for six months.
So far this year, Orange County Animal Services has received three positive rabies tests. If any possible exposure to a bat, raccoon or fox is suspected, call Animal Control at 245-2075 or call 911.