YORK COUNTY, Va. — Peninsula Health District officials are asking people who live in the Barlow Road area of York County to let them know if they've had any encounters with wild animals after a fox tested positive for rabies in that area.
It's important to let a doctor know if you've been bitten, scratched, or somehow touched a wild animal's saliva, since rabies is a fatal disease if not treated in time.
People also could be in trouble if their pets have been in contact with the rabid animal.
If you think you might have had a run-in with a wild animal in that area recently, please call the health department at 757.603.4277.
After hours, the York County Animal Control can take your call at 757.890.3601.
The health district also said a cat in the area of Preakness Drive and Colony Road in Newport News tested positive for the rabies virus. Newport News Animal Control can be reached after hours at 757.595.7387.
