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DHHS announces final rabies immunization clinic for 2018

JAMESTOWN– The Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Public Health has announced its final 2018 Animal Rabies Immunization Clinic will be held this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Firemen Training Grounds, 240 Harrison St., between Foote Avenue and Winsor Street, in Jamestown.

This clinic is sponsored by the City of Jamestown and Dr. Greg Hoyt will be the attending veterinarian.

Vaccinations will be provided free of charge to all dogs, cats and domesticated ferrets three months of age and older. All pets must be on a leash or in a cage and pet owners should bring rabies vaccination records for each animal that will be receiving a shot to ensure proper and effective vaccination.

New York State Public Health Law requires each dog, cat and domesticated ferret over the age of four months be vaccinated against rabies and county residents are encouraged to be responsible pet owners by having their pets vaccinated.

Rabies is a very serious disease of warm-blooded animals caused by a virus. Raccoons, bats, skunks and foxes are the common disease carriers. The virus is transmitted to humans and animals through saliva and it can enter the body from a bite, scratch, scrape or open cut. The rabies virus infects the central nervous system and can cause brain swelling and ultimately death within days of the onset of symptoms.

For more information about this clinic and rabies in general, visit www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/243/Environmental-Health or contact the Division of Public Health at 753-4481.

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