AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) - According to updated information, the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed 12 cases of rabies found in animals throughout the Texas Panhandle.

As of Tuesday, Texas DSHS officials confirmed 12 cases of rabies had been found in animals in the Texas Panhandle, including: • One bat and one skunk in Randall County; • One skunk in Potter County; • One bat in Dallam County; • One bat in Hartley County; • One skunk in Wheeler County; and • Six skunks in Childress County.

Rabies is an infection of the nervous system caused by a virus transmitted through a bite from an infected animal, as noted by DSHS, or if saliva from a rabid animal contacts mucous membranes or open wounds. Rabies is fatal once symptoms begin, and DSHS noted only a series

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