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Raccoon tests positive for rabies in Bowie
BOWIE, Md. () — A over the weekend for showing unusual behavior tested positive for rabies, Bowie police confirmed on Tuesday.
The Bowie Police Department said that at around 3 p.m. on June 1, it received reports of a raccoon acting unusually along the 4600 block of Mitchellville Road in the Bowie Gateway Center area.
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The raccoon was picked up and euthanized. It was tested for rabies, which came back positive on June 3.
Anyone who came into contact with that raccoon should contact the Prince George's County Health Department at (301) 583-3750 and request an urgent and immediate risk assessment.
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