South Carolina – South Carolina health officials are urging residents to stay alert after rabid animals were confirmed in three counties, leading to exposures involving 11 people, four pets and two livestock animals.
The South Carolina Department of Public Health said the cases were found in Spartanburg, Berkeley and Saluda counties.
While each incident happened in a different part of the state, officials said the message is the same: rabies remains a serious public health threat, and quick reporting is critical when people or animals may have been exposed.
In Spartanburg County, a skunk found near Old Spartanburg Highway and McElrath Road in Woodruff tested positive for rabies. DPH said no people are known to have been exposed in that case. However, two dogs were exposed and will be quarantined as required under the South Carolina Rabies Control Act…