{"id":11701,"date":"2024-07-30T16:57:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T16:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/?p=11701"},"modified":"2024-08-02T22:32:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T22:32:54","slug":"rabies-case-alert-roanoke-pheasant-run-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2024\/07\/30\/rabies-case-alert-roanoke-pheasant-run-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabies Case Alert – Roanoke – Pheasant Run Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rabies Case Alert - July 30th, 2024<\/span>
\nFor more information contact: Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD)<\/span>
\nEnvironmental Health Division \u2022 (540) 204-9928<\/span>
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Rabies Case Alert
\nJuly 30th, 2024<\/span><\/h1>\n

For more information contact:
\nRoanoke City and Alleghany
\nHealth Districts (RCAHD)<\/span><\/h1>\n

Environmental Health Division<\/span> (540) 204-9928
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UPDATE! - August 2nd, 2024<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

ATTN Mt Pleasant area\/ Bandy Rd and Ferguson Valley Rd SE Residents: Additional information from this investigation has revealed that this rabid kitten was also in the Mount Pleasant area of South Roanoke County around July 20. Please contact your doctor and the local health department if you were exposed, or your veterinarian and local animal control if your pet has been exposed to an animal with rabies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Picture: This kitten was confirmed to have rabies. Residents of the areas of Bandy Rd\/ Ferguson Valley Rd in Mount Pleasant and around Pheasant Run Rd in Cave Spring should alert their doctor and health department if they had any contact with the animal.<\/td>\n\"Rabid<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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RABIES CASE CONFIRMED IN ROANOKE COUNTY, VA<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Health officials have confirmed the presence of rabies in the area of:
\nPheasant Run Circle, Roanoke, VA 24018
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A cat was confirmed positive for rabies by the Virginia Department of Health on
\n7\/30\/2024 in the area of Pheasant Run Circle in Southwestern Roanoke County.
\nThe Roanoke Health Department collected the animal on 7\/25\/24.<\/p>\n

Please contact the RCAHD Environmental Health Division or Roanoke City
\nAnimal Control if you know of any possible human or animal contact with this cat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system. It is preventable in domestic animals through vaccinations, but is fatal to both animals and humans if left untreated. Exposure to rabies is considered:<\/p>\n