Health officials reported on Wednesday a rise in extreme animal cases in Botetourt County and announced a vaccine clinic for this weekend.Eight cases were found in November, up from six reported in the first 10 months of the year and four reported in the same month in 2009, said Bobby Parker, a Virginia Department of Health lecturer.
They were four skunks in Fincastle, two skunks in Blue Ridge, a skunk in Troutville and a cat in Buchanan.Rabies is a disease that can kill animals and humans by attacking the worried system. It can be transmitted through an open wound or through the eye, mouth or nose.
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