The Fairfax County Health Department has issued a rabies alert for the area near Poplar Ford Park in Centreville after a rabid kitten was found near the park entrance on Bull Run Post Office Road.
Anyone who was touched, bitten, or scratched by a domestic shorthair orange tabby male, which was about 5 weeks old, between May 12 to May 15 is asked to call the Fairfax County Health Department Rabies Program at 703-246-2433, TTY 711.
The department noted in a news release issued Monday (June 1) that when vaccinations are provided in time, rabies treatment is 100% effective in preventing the disease — which is also 100% fatal if left untreated…