A fox roaming in Catoctin Mountain Park and Cunningham Falls State Park near the Camp Misty Mount area has tested positive for rabies, according to a release issued Tuesday by
A fox found near the Camp Misty Mount area near Thurmont has tested positive for rabies, according to the Frederick County Health Department, citing a report from the Maryland Department
The Frederick County Health Department announced Wednesday that a stray cat had tested positive for rabies.
That cat is a gray-and-cream striped tabby with a lazy right eye and is approximately 4 to 5 years old, the health department said.
The positive test was confirmed Dec. 29 by the Maryland Department of Health Rabies Laboratory after the cat was picked up in Adamstown on Parks Mill Road, between Peters Road and Hope Mills Lane.
The health department recommends that anyone who may have had contact with the cat since Dec. 10 consult their doctor and notify the health department s Community Health Services Office at 301-600-3342.