Health officials in Texas have sounded the alarm for attendees at a San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo following the discovery of a rabid cow who was present at the event. According to multiple sources, the infected black Angus cow was being shown between Feb. 11-14 by a student from Miller Grove ISD.
In a news release, the Texas Department of State Health Services writes:
The cow was only outside of the barn while being shown and loaded and unloaded for transport. Public health officials have been in contact with the people who were caring for the cow and the animals in nearby stalls, so their risk can be assessed.
Adding information about how the deadly disease is spread:
Rabies is spread through the saliva of infected animals. Anyone who put their hand in the cow’s mouth or nose or had contact between the animal’s saliva and an open wound or mucous membrane like the eyes, nose or mouth should be evaluated for a rabies exposure.
Someone in that situation should contact their health care provider as soon as possible and explain the situation. People who didn’t have that kind of contact with the cow are not at risk of contracting the disease.
People who may have been exposed should seek health care – by the time that symptoms become apparent, rabies is almost 100 percent fatal. People exposed to rabies may begin to show signs of the disease between three weeks and three months.
Bexar County residents who visited the cattle barn on those dates and have questions may contact the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District at 210-207-8876.
Complete details about this situation here.
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