(WSPA) — The South Carolina Department of Public Health has confirmed that a skunk and a raccoon have tested positive for rabies in separate incidents in Anderson and Spartanburg counties.
In Anderson County, the rabid skunk was discovered near Joyce Road and Ross Road in Liberty, where it exposed two cows. Meanwhile, in Spartanburg County, the rabid raccoon was found near Virginia Avenue and Green Acres Street in Lyman, with one dog exposed and now under quarantine as per the South Carolina Rabies Control Act.
“Keeping your pets and livestock current on their rabies vaccination is a responsibility that comes with owning an animal,” said Terri McCollister, DPH’s Rabies Program manager. “It is one of the easiest and most effective ways you can protect yourself, your family, your pets, and your livestock from this fatal disease.”…