BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT ) — The Alabama Department of Public Health is investigating a case involving a stray kitten that was found with rabies in east Alabama.
According to the ADPH, a litter of kittens was found abandoned on the campus of Tuskegee University. The kittens were taken to a veterinarian in Auburn, where one of the kittens tested positive for rabies practice.
However, one person reportedly took one of the kittens from that litter to Georgia. ADPH authorities have been working in coordination with public health authorities who were able to identify the person. That kitten is now at a veterinary clinic in Georgia under observation.
ADPH is investigating whether there is an additional kitten that has not yet been located.
People who were exposed to the kittens are undergoing preventive vaccination.
For more information about rabies and prevention, please contact ADPH at (334) 206-5969 or visit www.alabamapublichealth.gov/infectiousdiseases/rabies.html
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