GERMANY - 2020/05/23: This photo illustration shows a disposable syringe with hypodermic needle, RABIES written on a white board behind. (Photo Illustration by Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images)
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. - Two more animals in Maryland have tested positive for rabies shortly after three rabid beaver attacks.
What we know:
On Friday, the Charles County Department of Health said a skunk found in Port Tobacco tested positive for rabies on Aug. 21. The skunk was found near Plenty Highlands Place.
A bat that was found in Waldorf also tested positive for rabies, county officials said Friday. The bat was found in the area of Green Woods Lane.
County officials are urging residents to avoid contact with unknown animals, as rabies is a disease that can spread through the saliva of a rabid animal and can enter the body through open wounds or through the eyes, nose or mouth.
Domesticated animals like dogs and cats can also contract rabies by having contact with wild animals.
Anyone who may have come into contact with a rabid animal is urged to call the County Health Department at 301-609-6768.
Rabid beaver attacks
The latest two cases come days after a dead rabid beaver was found in a Montgomery County park where a girl had been attacked last week. Wildlife officials were not able to confirm if the beaver, found at Seneca Creek State Park, was the same animal involved in the attack.
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Two rabid beaver attacks were also reported in Cunningham Falls State Park in Frederick County on July 26 and Aug. 5.
The Source: The information in this report is from the Charles County Department of Health.