UPDATE: North Dakota Issues All Clear In Rabies Scare

UPDATE: In response to the Bismark Tribune, the raccoon examined destructive for rabies/

The state Well being and Human Providers division issued an announcement over the weekend saying the outcomes decided by the North Dakota State College veterinary diagnostic laboratory. The division additionally defended the choice of authorities to kill the animal for testing of the illness that it says is sort of at all times deadly.

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In what could also be a primary for North Dakota, a Rabies Alert was issued for a bar in Maddock, ND (about three hours North West of Fargo, ND, close to Devils Lake).

How Did Rabies Get Into A North Dakota Bar?

In response to the Science Occasions, a lady walked right into a bar carrying a raccoon. And whereas that seems like the start of a joke, it’s a critical concern. The North Dakota Well being and Human Providers warns anybody that had contact with the raccoon to remember they might have been uncovered to rabies.

About 10 individuals have been within the bar on the time. When she was requested to depart the bar, she acquired up and walked across the bar exhibiting it to a different buyer, as a result of…why hassle doing what you are requested by the particular person in command of the joint?

Within the Bismarck Tribune, the bartender stated the girl left in about 5 minutes, “…and that’s all that occurred…It by no means left her arms one time, and there was completely no biting.”

Did You Do This Story Simply As a result of Your Final Title Is Rabe?

Completely not. Nicely, perhaps a little bit.

Talking of bars, this is a fast have a look at bars we miss from SE Minnesota’s Previous.

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