The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

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June 17, 2009

Dog kills rabid raccoon in Summers County

A fourth rabies case has been confirmed in Summers County. According to Chad Meador with the Summers County Health Department, a raccoon killed by a dog in the Ellison Ridge Road area near Jumping Branch tested positive for the virus on Tuesday.

�The dog was unvaccinated,� Meador reported. �The owner refused to have the animal euthanized, so it will be quarantined in a double pen, with no human contact, for six months, as required by state law.�

See complete story in Thursday's edition of The Register-Herald.

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