Rabies is all around us in North Texas!

Please find attached the Texas Department of State Health Services, Region 2/3, Animal Rabies report for January through March 2016.

There were 38 laboratory confirmed positive animal rabies cases reported between January through March, 2016.

Of these 38 cases, there were 35 skunks, two cats and one dog reported.

For more information on Rabies prevention please go to http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.html

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Zoonosis control website is currently not available. If you have questions about rabies virus prevention, control or questions about other zoonotic disease, please call 817-264-4920.