However, the Animal Care and Control staff is expected to canvass the area today. Human infections are rare because humans do not often handle wildlife. Uncontrolled pets, on the other hand, are very vulnerable to the virus because they are more likely to come in contact with infected wildlife. Once a pet contracts the virus, it may spread the disease to its human family. . Dr. James Agyemang, Animal Care and Control manager, encouraged residents to follow state law by having all of their pets vaccinated for rabies.
Rabies is almost always fatal.
Rabies poses a public health threat to the entire community. This is not the only recent case of rabies in the area. According to the Texas Department of Health, a skunk submitted by the Alta Vista Animal Hospital in Tarrant County tested positive for the rabies virus as well. The positive test results were received on the morning of June 28. Two local dogs came in contact with the skunk north of Eagle Mountain Lake on Peden Road.