pWATERTOWN — Yet another rabid skunk has been found in the city./ppOn Tuesday afternoon, the Jefferson County Public Health Service announced that a dead skunk found in the 1000 block of Washington Street had tested positive for rabies. Public health officials said no humans or pets are believed to have been exposed to the diseased skunk./ppA a href="http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/jefferson-county-officials-report-rabid-skunk-seventh-found-locally-since-december-20160211"total of eight/a rabid skunks have been found in the county since Dec. 4, and six of them were found within city limits./ppRabies is a fatal disease that attacks the brain and spinal cord. It can take several weeks to several months for rabies symptoms to appear, and early treatment is key to prevention in humans and pets./ppFor more information about rabies, contact the public health office at 786-3770 or visit a href="www.jcphs.org"www.jcphs.org/a./p
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