MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Rabies vaccine bait drops are scheduled in West Virginia this week, but the baits are a little different this year depending on where you live.

The Monongalia County Health Department said in a press release that baits will be thrown into rural areas by health department staff and dropped from fixed-wing aircraft starting on Wednesday, but depending on what county you live in, the distribution could continue until as late as Sept. 16, according to the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department.

Although Monongalia County has been part of the bait distributions for years, the health department said this year will look a little different. Monongalia is one of several counties where officials will use ONRAB vaccine baits instead of the V-RG baits that have been used i

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