Baby Goats Test Positive for Rabies at North Carolina Mobile Petting Zoo
Three baby goats tested positive and a fourth was euthanized, while health officials said they are working to provide rabies shots to anyone exposed.
- North Carolina health officials announced Friday that baby goats from Farm Adventures, a mobile petting zoo, tested positive for rabies. The unvaccinated animals potentially exposed the public to the fatal virus at events across the state from July 28 through Aug. 23.
- According to the owners, the goats were too young for rabies vaccinations. The animals appear to have been infected after a skunk entered their pen, an incident Farm Adventures described as "distressing" in a social media post.
- Featured at events including birthday parties and a "back-to-school bash," the goats also visited a dinosaur exhibit in Mocksville on Aug. 15. State officials are working to identify and contact potentially exposed individuals across multiple counties.
- Rebecca Lanning of Marion received a notification last Friday that her 4-year-old son had been exposed during a family outing. The boy has begun rabies vaccine shots to prevent the disease, which is nearly 100% fatal once symptoms emerge.
- Rabies outbreaks are rising across the U.S., with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting that 1.4 million Americans are monitored for exposure annually. About 100,000 individuals receive post-exposure prophylaxis shots each year to prevent infection.
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Baby goats test positive for rabies at North Carolina mobile petting zoo
Several baby goats at a mobile petting zoo in North Carolina tested positive for rabies. Exposure may have happened at 10 locations, including an assisted living facility and a back-to-school bash.
What health experts are saying after rabid goats discovered in NC
State health officials say three goats from a traveling petting zoo tested positive for rabies and another is presumed infected, potentially exposing people across seven North Carolina counties since late July.
A traveling petting zoo in North Carolina has had to euthanize several of its kids after they tested positive for rabies. But over the course of a month, the zoo and the infected goats have traveled to at least 10 different locations across the state, putting children at risk of being exposed to the deadly virus.
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