07/23/2024
A reminder that keeping your pets up to date on their rabies vaccine is not required by law just for the fun of it. Rabies is very much a real concern for the animals in our community. We carry the safest rabies vaccine on the market so that we can protect our patients from this deadly virus while looking out for their long term health at the same time. If your pet is overdue for their rabies vaccine, call our office to get them on the schedule and make sure your family is protected!
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Animal Care & Control (AC&C) was notified by our liaison with the Mecklenburg County Health Department and Huntersville Police Department that a rabies alert notification will be sent tonight at 7:00 p.m.
The alert will be sent to residents on or near S. Statesville Road – Huntersville, NC – 28078 zip code. A feline in this area of Mecklenburg County tested positive for rabies. Three human exposures and no domestic pet exposures were reported.
If you have any questions regarding potential human exposures, please contact Callyn Niesen at 980-314-9198.
This is the 10th positive rabies case in Mecklenburg County for 2024.
2024
7 - RACCOONS: 28210, 28208, 28278 (2), 28227, 28209, 28206
1 – BOVINE: 28227
1 - BAT: 28210
1 – FELINE: 28078
TOTAL: 10
2023
10-RACCOONS: 28227, 28226 (2), 28212 (2), 28216, 28208, 28273, 28213, 28278
1-FOX: 28202
3-BAT: 28226, 28105
TOTAL: 14
2022
11-RACCOONS: 28215, 28226 (2), 28227, 28207, 28273, 28216, 28204, 28205 (2), 28209
2-FOX: 28105, 28227
1-BAT: 28105
TOTAL: 14
2021
18-RACCOONS: (2)-28226, (2)-28105, 28227, (3)-28207, 28210(2), 28209, (3)-28277, 28203, 28212, 28031, 28270
2-FOX: 28215, 28210
1-BAT: 28205
TOTAL: 21
2020
10-RACCOON: 28226, 28227, 28207, 28273, 28205, 28216, 28273, 28209, 28211
2-FOX: 28078, 28227
2-BAT: 28205, 28270
1-CAT: 28105
1-SKUNK: 28227
TOTAL: 15
2019
2-SKUNKS: 28031
8-RACCOONS: (3)28227, 28210, 28270, 28104, 28277, 282105
2-CATS: 28105, 28213
2-BAT:28078, 28202
2-FOX:28227, 28216
TOTAL: 16
Additional resources on the rabies virus, human exposure, and how to protect yourself: https://epi.dph.ncdhhs.gov/cd/lhds/manuals/rabies/toc.html
https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/index.html
Huntersville PD would like to take this opportunity to remind pet owners of the importance of keeping your pet’s rabies vaccination up to date. North Carolina rabies law requires that all owned dogs, cats and ferrets must be vaccinated against rabies by four months of age (NCGS 130A-185)
