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Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies In Upper St. Clair

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UPPER ST. CLAIR TWP., Pa. (KDKA) – Residents in Upper St. Clair should be on alert after a raccoon that was captured there last week tested positive for rabies, the Allegheny County Health Department confirmed on Tuesday.

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FILE PHOTO. (Photo Credit: PATRICK PLEUL/AFP/Getty Images)

The raccoon was captured on Shenandoah Drive after it was involved in a fight with a dog. The dog was not harmed and shows no signs of contracting rabies.

The raccoon was euthanized while the dog remains under mandated quarantine.

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