Second raccoon in one week found with rabies in Bladen County

Second raccoon in one week found with rabies in Bladen County

BLADENBORO, NC (WWAY) — Bladen County Health Department was notified of a second raccoon in the past week that tested positive for rabies. According to the Bladen County Health & Human Services, Animal Control officers retrieved a dead raccoon on Monday located on Twisted Hickory Road in Bladenboro. The raccoon later tested positive. Last week, another raccoon tested positive for rabies in Bladen County.         Categories: Bladen, Local, …

Deceased Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies

Contributed The Bladen County Health Department was notified Tuesday, April 8 of a raccoon that tested positive for rabies. Animal Control Officers retrieved a deceased raccoon Monday, April 7 on Twisted Hickory Road in Bladenboro near the N.C. 242 intersection. The animal was sent for rabies testing. It’s at least the fourth case in Bladen County this year of an animal testing positive for rabies. The other cases were announced January 6, Janua…