The second positive rabies test result of 2016 in Orange County has been confirmed by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health.
Orange County Animal Services officials say this incident originated from a Chapel Hill resident finding an injured raccoon on the roadside. The resident picked the raccoon up in a towel, according to a release, and transported the animal to a veterinary office.
Animal Control was called and removed the raccoon to have it tested for rabies. No domesticated animals were involved in the case, according to officials.
A communicable disease nurse from the Orange County Health Department is working to evaluate whether the resident is at risk of rabies. The release says the resident directly handled the towel the raccoon was in without gloves and possibly had open wounds on his hands at the time of handling.
Orange County reported a total of 10 positive cases last year, which was a drastic drop from the 23 cases in 2014.
You aren’t “monitored” for rabies, you are either treated for it or you’re not.
And if you have rabies and are not treated, you WILL die.
Your article title is incorrect and honestly makes you appear foolish for not researching the protocol for rabies treatment before publishing. You should revise your article title so that people will actually read and believe the rest of your story and not laugh and pass it up.