Drought May Be Causing Rabies Spike in Texas
The drought is not only scorching lawns and sparking wildfires across Texas. The number of animal rabies cases — particularly among skunks — has more than doubled since this time in 2010 in the Central Texas region, and the increase may be due to the state's nine-month drought, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
During the first six months of 2011, 268 cases of animal rabies were reported in Central Texas, compared to 109 cases reported during the same period last year. And the middle swath of the state is not the only area where animal rabies is ...
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Kona Head via Texas Tribune on Facebook
it has in Kendall county
Mo Ratel via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I live on a greenbelt and have three dogs. Although they are obsessed with catching critters, they never do...until recently. They found an armadillo(it got away injured) in the yard a week ago and a few days they came in at night and all three had blood on their faces. I didn't hear a commotion, I did not find a body. I don't know what it was. But I attributed this to the drought. A couple summers ago during another drought, a coyote came walking up to us in the greenbelt in the daytime. Things get weird at times like this.
Lynn Padilla Kovar via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Now that is truly scarey especially since they have been saying so much about skunk's. They are all over our area!!
Don Wade via Texas Tribune on Facebook
That Stinks... sorry couldn't help it just had too.