Health officials warn of increasing rabid skunks in Kentucky

VERSAILLES, Ky. (FOX 56) — The Woodford County Health Department has confirmed a rabid skunk near the Sugartree Lane area.

The health department said rabies is deadly but preventable with a vaccine.

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In December, the Kentucky Department of Health reported that a person had died from rabies in northern Kentucky.

The department said Kentucky is seeing an increase in skunk rabies this year, especially in the central part of the state…

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