Gray Cat in Swissvale Tests Positive for Rabies
People bitten by cat in the Denniston Avenue area are urged to come forward.
The Allegheny County Health Department is urging anyone who may have been bitten by a gray cat in the 7300 block of Denniston Avenue or the surrounding area in Swissvale between Nov. 16 and 26 to call the health department at 412-687-ACHD. The cat tested positive for rabies after biting a woman on Monday, Nov. 26. It bit the woman after being hit by a car and was then taken to a veterinarian’s office where it was subsequently euthanized. The woman exposed to the rabid cat is being treated with anti-rabies vaccine as a precaution and not expected to develop rabies. “We’re encouraging anyone else who may have been bitten or scratched by this cat to come forward, so they can be evaluated and treated if necessary,” said Dr. Ron Voorhees, …
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Lavinia Cecere
10:22 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
We are encouraged to sign up for nixle alerts but when we do we do not receive any info from the swissvale police dept.Is there anyone working to provide this info.I live very close to the said area with stray cats running all over the place not to mention grandkids playing outside. more ›