Rabid raccoon present in Pasadena, Maryland, might have contaminated pets

BALTIMORE — Anne Arundel County well being officers are sounding the alarm after discovering a rabid raccoon in Pasadena, Maryland.

They found the raccoon close to Magothy Highway, in line with the Anne Arundel Division of Well being.

Well being officers need individuals who stay within the space to look at their pets for unexplained wounds, which could possibly be from the contaminated raccoon, in line with the well being division.

Anybody who finds a suspicious wound ought to name the Anne Arundel County Division of Well being at 410-222-7254 on the weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or name 443-481-3140 after enterprise hours.

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