Four baby goats test positive for rabies at NC petting zoo
WRAL • • health
Key Points:
- Four goats from a traveling petting zoo tested positive for rabies after the Community Connections event at Breeden Amphitheater in Lexington on August 1.
- The Davidson County Health Department advises anyone who held a baby goat at the event to contact them for a risk assessment due to potential rabies exposure.
- The infected goats, named Molly, Maggie, Cow, and Uno, were euthanized after being bitten by a skunk, which caused the rabies infection.
- Farm Adventures, the petting zoo based in Iredell County, is monitoring its remaining animals under health officials' guidelines to prevent further spread.
- A call center has been established for concerned individuals, open on August 28 from morning until 8 p.m. and August 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with potential updates for Sunday.
