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Gwinnett issues rabies alert

Nov 27, 2012

Gwinnett County has issued a rabies alert after two raccoons recently tested positive for the disease.

One raccoon was found Nov. 22 on Swan Mill Court in Suwanee. The other was found the same day on Grey Park Drive in Buford. The county asks anyone who has been bitten or scratched by a stray animal to contact the Gwinnett County Animal Welfare and Enforcement Bite Office at 770-339-3200, Ext. 5576.

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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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