Crime & Safety
Raccoon Found On Main Line Tested Positive For Rabies: Lower Merion Township
If you, someone else, or a pet has had contact with any animal in this area, call the Montgomery County Health Department.
Lower Merion Township officials said a raccoon found in the Wynnewood/Penn Wynne area recently tested positive for rabies.
The township is urging anyone who encountered wild or stray animals in the area to contact the Montgomery County Health Department Division of Communicable Disease Control.
The raccoon was found near a wooded area close to 100 E. Lancaster Ave. in Wynnewood.
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Anyone that has been bitten or scratched by, or had saliva exposure to a raccoon, must receive treatment to prevent this fatal disease.
The Montgomery County Health Department Division of Communicable Disease Control can be reached by phone at (610) 278-5117.
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