Kerr County reports 6th case of rabies, this time in a dog

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Kerr County reports 6th case of rabies, this time in a dog
U.S. Centers For Disease Control And PreventionReagan GivensKerr County
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The dog bit a person that was jogging past a property in Center Point. The animal was euthanized.

Kerr County has reported its sixth case of animal rabies this year, this time in a dog, officials say. The latest incident involved a family pet, officials say. The dog bit a person that was jogging past a property in Center Point , a town a few miles southwest of Kerrville . The dog was euthanized. Kerr County Animal Services sent the animal for testing, but it was “untestable due to the condition,” the county said in a news release.

Kerr County man charged with murder in wife's shooting death “It is better to be cautious in the interest of public health and safety,” Givens said in a written statement. The last confirmed case of rabies in a dog in Kerr County was in 2016, according to the county. The five previous confirmed cases in the county this year were all in skunks, and all were found within Kerrville's city limits. The county had only four reported cases of rabies in all of 2023.

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