The number of rabies cases is up in Lapeer County and health officials are urging pet owners to get their animals vaccinated.
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According to Walt Rodabaugh, chief of the Lapeer County Animal Shelter, three positive cases of rabies have been reported this year. All three incidents involved bats. Rodabaugh stressed vaccines as a form of rabies prevention.
“Is there an increase in cases of rabies? Yes,” he said. “Those three bats were in a home with animals and people. Our officers are always on the lookout for rabies.”
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