The Davidson County Health Department was made aware of a potential exposure to the rabies virus at a local event.
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Fifth Confirmed Case in Davidson County This Year
The Davidson County Health Department has confirmed a fifth positive rabies case for 2025, following an incident earlier this week off Stemp Everhart Road in Thomasville. It’s the second confirmed case within a single week, prompting officials to remind all pet owners to double-check their animals’ rabies vaccinations.
Confirmed rabies case in Southmont; county urges pet vaccinations and reporting
The Davidson County Health Department has confirmed a rabies-positive feral cat in the Southmont community off Riverview Rd. It’s the county’s third confirmed case in 2025. The cat, seen in the area for several weeks and removed by Animal Control on Sept. 21, tested positive at the State Lab. Individuals with potential exposure have been notified and referred for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
2025 First Confirmed Rabies Case in Davidson County
The Davidson County Health Department received the first confirmed positive rabies test result in 2025 after submitting a fox for specimen testing.
Alert: Positive skunk marks first local rabies case in 2024
The Davidson County Health Department has received lab results confirming the first positive rabies case in Davidson County in 2024.
Alert: Raccoon confirmed positive for rabies in Davidson County
Rabies is a vaccine preventable disease in humans, dogs, cats, and ferrets, but without the vaccine and postexposure treatment, the virus is 99.9% fatal. North Carolina law requires that all domestic cats, dogs, and ferrets receive the rabies vaccine by 4 months of age and kept current.
Alert: Skunk Confirmed Positive for Rabies in Davidson County
After being notified of a bite incident involving a skunk on December 3rd, 2023 Animal Control was able to safely remove the animal from the property and recommend it be tested for the rabies virus. The individual involved did promptly seek postexposure prophylaxis treatment. This incident occurred near US Hwy 64 in Lexington North Carolina.
Press Release: Domestic Cat Confirmed Positive for Rabies in Davidson County
This incident occurred in the Thomasville area of Davidson County.
Gato doméstico confirmado positivo de rabia en el Condado de Davidson
El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Davidson fue notificado el 6 de noviembre de 2023 de un gato doméstico no vacunado que había sido llevado al Refugio de Animales del Condado de Davidson para observación debido a que mostraba un comportamiento errático. Se tomó la difícil pero necesaria decisión de sacrificar al animal y someterlo a pruebas para detectar el virus de la rabia. El personal del Departamento de Salud recibió la notificación el 7 de noviembre de 2023 de que el animal había sido confirmado positivo para la rabia.
El condado de Davidson informa un caso positivo confirmado de rabia
El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Davidson ha recibido los resultados de las pruebas que confirman un caso positivo de rabia en el Condado de Davidson.
Davidson County reports confirmed positive rabies case
The Davidson County Health Department has received test results confirming a positive rabies case in Davidson County.
Davidson County reports third confirmed rabies case of 2023
The Davidson County Health Department has been notified of an additional positive rabies case near the Silver Valley area of Davidson County.
Condado de Davidson confirma tercer caso de rabia en 2023
El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Davidson ha sido notificado de un caso positivo adicional de rabia cerca del área de Silver Valley en el Condado de Davidson.
Test results confirm positive rabies case
The Davidson County Health Department has received test results confirming a positive rabies case in Davidson County.
Resultados de pruebas confirman caso positivo de rabia
El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Davidson ha recibido los resultados de las pruebas que confirman un caso positivo de rabia en el Condado de Davidson.
Davidson County reports first confirmed case of rabies in 2023
The Davidson County Health Department will host a FREE rabies clinic on April 20, 2023. The clinic will take place at Bethany United Methodist Church, located at 193 Bethany Rd, Lexington, from 6pm – 8pm.
Injured kitten highlights need for Rabies vaccination
On Monday, September 12, 2022, the Davidson County Health Department received lab results from the State Lab of Public Health confirming a positive rabies case in Denton. The Davidson County Health Department will host a rabies vaccination clinic on September 22, 2022 at the Davidson County Health Department. The clinic will provide vaccines from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Animals must be at least 3 months of age to be eligible and vaccines will cost $9 per animal.
Confirmed rabies case total increases to six
The Davidson County Health Department has received notification, from the State Laboratory of Public Health, confirming the sixth laboratory confirmed rabies case this year in Davidson County.
Aumenta a seis el total de casos confirmados de rabia
El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Davidson ha recibido una notificación del Laboratorio Estatal de Salud Pública confirmando el sexto caso de rabia este año en el Condado de Davidson.
Fifth confirmed rabies case in Davidson County
This week the Davidson County Health Department received lab results confirming the 5th positive rabies case identified in the county this year.