Health advisory issued for South Wood County Area-Possible Rabies Exposure- 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sue Kunferman, Health Officer
Environmental Health Supervisor, Wood County Health Department, 715-213-8493
KITTEN TESTED POSITIVE FOR RABIES September 21, 2017
A stray kitten found in the 2400 block of Ranger Road in Wisconsin Rapids tested positive for rabies. The kitten was found on September 1st. Anyone who has information regarding a mother cat with a litter of kittens seen in this area around this date please call the Wood County Health Department at 715-421-8911.
Rabies is a fatal disease so a person having direct contact with this animal needs to start treatment to prevent rabies as soon as possible. The kitten was adopted by a family in the 3000 block of Pioneer Drive in Wisconsin Rapids on September 3rd. Anyone having contact with this kitten needs to call the health department as well.
Address/Location
Wisconsin Rapids Police Department
444 West Grand Avenue
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 715-423-4444