A NEW STRAIN OF RABIES SHOWS UP IN NEW MEXICO. DR. PAUL ETTESTAD WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS IT TURNED UP IN A FOX FROM LINCOLN COUNTY THAT BIT A WOMAN LAST MONTH. HE SAYS TESTING BY THE C-D-C REVEALED THE NEW STRAIN.
ETTESTAD SAYS IS A VERY RARE EVENT AND EVEN THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION IS EXCITED ABOUT THE DISCOVERY. HE SAYS IT’S SIMILAR TO, BUT NOT THE SAME AS, 13 OTHER TYPES OF RABIES FOUND IN BATS.
THE WOMAN WAS GIVEN A SERIES OF RABIES VACCINATIONS WHICH PREVENTED THE ON-SET OF THE DISEASE.
