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Blue Ridge (GA) – When is a child's car safety seat not safe? It is never safe when it is improperly used, according to Debra Thomas of the Fannin County Health Department.
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Waleska (GA) – A Waleska couple was recently attacked by a fox that has now tested positive for rabies.
Cherokee County Environmental Health officials said the fox attacked the couple on Sunday, July 12 as they were in the yard of their home located off Chickasaw Drive in the Lake Arrowhead area. The woman was scratched on her leg and the man was bitten.
The fox was shot and animal control collected the body, which was picked up by environmental health staff on the following Monday and shipped to the Georgia Public Health Laboratory for testing.
The laboratory reported on Wednesday, July 15 that the fox was positive for rabies.
Meanwhile, following health officials’ recommendations, the couple has begun post-exposure rabies treatment.
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