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Contact with stray, unowned, or otherwise unfamiliar animals can sometimes result in exposure to rabies. This podcast discusses a recent multistate investigation that involved several children and adults who had handled a stray kitten during a sporting event.
Date Released: 1/10/2008 Running time: 0:59 Author: MMWR Series Name: A Minute of Health with CDC
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A MINUTE OF HEALTH WITH CDC
Stray Kitten, Scary Problem, Safety First
Public Health Response to a Rabid Kitten — Four States, 2007
January 10, 2008
This program is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC – safer,
healthier people.
When you think “rabies,” you probably aren’t picturing kittens. Unfortunately, the
degree of an animal’s ‘cuteness’ doesn’t have any relationship to whether it’s
healthy or infected with rabies. When members of several girls’ softball teams
spotted a stray kitten, they picked it up and took it along to their games. The
kitten seemed healthy at first, but then developed signs of serious illness and
tested positive for rabies. It bit at least two people.
It’s natural to feel compassion for stray animals, but rather than pick them up, call
animal control. And veterinarians, remember to consider rabies when you see a
stray that’s sick.
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