Overview
- The skunk, which tested positive for rabies on March 31, bit a resident in Oakland County on March 27.
- The Oakland County Health Division says the resident is receiving post-exposure treatment to prevent illness.
- Health Officer Kate Guzmán urges people to wash bite wounds with soap and water and to seek medical or veterinary care right away.
- The county will provide free rabies shots for dogs on Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon starting April 10 with a dog license purchase at the Animal Shelter and Pet Adoption Center.
- Rabies spreads through bites or scratches and is often deadly without quick care, and skunks and bats are the main carriers in Michigan.