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Raccoon tests positive for rabies

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Dec 12, 2011

Gwinnett County has issued a rabies alert after a raccoon found in Suwanee tested positive for the disease.

The animal was found on Saint Aurics Drive Dec. 4. The county advises anyone who has handled this animal or who has been bitten or scratched by a stray animal to call the Gwinnett County Animal Welfare and Enforcement 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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