Charles County Health Department Warns of Recent Wildlife Testing Positive for Rabies Near in the La Plata and Newburg Area | Southern Maryland News Net

December 28, 2020
Recently, the Charles County Health Department reported three raccoons had tested positive for rabies in the Newburg and La Plata areas of Charles County.
They would like to remind our residents to stay vigilant and avoid contact with wildlife and unknown domestic animals. If you or your pet is bitten, please contact the Health Department, Animal Control, or local police department and seek immediate medical attention and/or prompt veterinary services.
In Maryland, rabies is most often found in raccoons, skunks, foxes, cats, bats, and groundhogs. Other mammals including dogs, ferrets, and farm animals can get rabies if they are not vaccinated. Rabies is rarely reported in rabbits and small rodents, such as squirrels, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, chipmunks, rats, and mice.

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