GREENWOOD, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed that two dogs were exposed to a rabid raccoon in Greenwood County.
Officials said the raccoon was found near Culbertson Drive and Lorenzo Road. They said no people are known to have been exposed at this time. The two dogs will be quarantined as required by the South Carolina Rabies Control Act, officials said.
The raccoon was submitted to DPH’S lab on Thursday, Jan. 23 and confirmed to have rabies the following day.
Anyone who believes they have come in contact with a rabid animal should call DPH’s Greenwood office at 864-942-3600.
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