The Arizona Health Department is warning visitors to the state to be wary of rabid animals this year.
A news release on the department's website says that there have been 47 confirmed cases in 2009 already: 29 skunks, 17 foxes, and 1 bobcat. Five people and 29 domestic animals were exposed as a result. Last year the state reported 176 lab-confirmed cases. Eighty-nine of those cases were from bats. Most of the rabid animals came from the southeastern desert, or near the popular tourist areas of Flagstaff and Sedona.
Information received from AAHA Trends Online
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