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A raccoon in Pooler, Georgia, tested positive for rabies after attacking a family dog.

Health officials urge residents to avoid contact with wild animals and keep pets vaccinated.

Symptoms of rabies in animals can include behavioral changes, aggression, and foaming at the mouth.

Last week, a racoon in Pooler tested positive for rabies, according to a press release from the Coastal Health District of the Georgia Department of Public Health.

On Oct. 21, a resident contacted Chatham County Animal Services to pick up a racoon, after it attacked the family dog, at a home near the I-16 and I-95 interchange.

The dog was up-to-date on rabies vaccinations and boosters, and no humans were exposed to the racoon. Symptoms of rabies are changes in behavior, biting, aggression,

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