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Rabies
Sussex County, DE
Alert ID: 1058
September 24, 2018

attending veterinarian and the Delaware Department of Agriculture

The attending veterinarian and the Delaware Department of Agriculture confirmed a case of rabies in Sussex County, Delaware. On September 16, 2018 an 8-mon-old unvaccinated mini donkey colt with neurologic signs. The donkey had a 2-day history of walking into fences, progressing to inability to rise in the hind and stupor. On 9/18/18 he was recumbent, paddling, and stuporous and was euthanized. For more information go to:  https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Outside%20Linked%20Documents/DiseaseFactsheet-Rabies.pdf
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