The southeast metro region has its first confirmed case of rabies in a skunk in more than 20 years, the Tri-County Health Department announced today.
The stricken skunk was found on private property southwest of E-470 and Gartrell Road in Parker, near the border of Arapahoe and Douglas counties, the agency reported.
The last rabid animal found in Douglas County was a bat in 2007.
The virus in skunks has surged in recent years, according to the Colorado State University Extension Service. Besides Douglas County, rabid skunks have also been found in Adams, Arapahoe and El Paso counties the past three years.
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