Health Alerts
Due to increased reports of animals testing positive for Rabies in our area, we are reminding everyone of the ways you can prevent Rabies.
1. Vaccinate your pets and valuable livestock against rabies.
2. Report animal bites to local animal control agency or Sheriff Department, so that the biting animal can be properly quarantined or tested in accordance with state rabies law.
3. Report rabies suspect animals to local animal control agency or Sheriff Department, so it can be removed or humanely destroyed before it exposes people or other animals to rabies.
4. Your veterinarian will submit a rabies suspect animal for rabies testing when there is ANY chance it was around domestic animals or if it bit a person.
Milam
County Health Department
