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Rabies Confirmed in Skunks, Foxes, Horses and Cat

Rabies Confirmed in Skunks, Foxes, Horses and Cat

Department of Public Health and Environment Thursday, Aug, 19, 2010 DENVER—So far in 2010, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Laboratory and Colorado State University Diagnostic Laboratory have confirmed rabies in 99 animals. According to state health officials, 34 skunks, 54 bats, seven foxes, one domestic cat, one horse, one mule deer and one muskrat have tested positive for rabies this year. In 2009, 103 animals tested positive for rabies in Colorado, which broke the ... Full Story