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Rabid raccoon found in D.C. neighborhood

The D.C. Department of Health is warning residents to be on alert after a rabid raccoon was found in a Northwest neighborhood.

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Feral cat has rabies; county to trap others

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Another rabid cat discovered in Stafford

A second cat has tested positive for rabies after being captured in North Stafford.

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Rabies confirmed in stray cat in Stafford County

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Rabies-transplant prompts questions: How are donated organs screened?

A Maryland man has died from rabies, contracted from an organ transplant, but a local transplant network says there are many safeguards in place that make the transmission of diseases through life-saving transplants very rare.

Tags: organ transplant, CDC, disease transmission, Washington Regional Transplant Community

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Report: Maryland rabies victim got virus through organ transplant

Citing anonymous sources, The Washington Post reports the Maryland victim who died of rabies was a man infected with the virus through a kidney transplant.

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Md. rabies death was from organ transplant

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a rabies death in Maryland was caused by an organ transplant.

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Rabid fox bites woman in DC's Rock Creek Park

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Dead raccoon tests positive for rabies in Va

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Rabid skunk prompts alert in Pittsylvania Co.

Health officials are asking residents in a section of northern Pittsylvania County to watch their pets for symptoms of rabies.

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