France issues rabies warning after kittens death French authorities are warning of a rabies threat after a cat died of the disease, previously thought to have been eliminated from the country. The two-month-old black and tan kitten was found last Friday in Argenteuil, near Paris. It died three days later. Frances Ministry of Agriculture has begun an investigation and vaccinated five people as a precaution. France was declared free of rabies in 2001 but a dog imported from Morocco infected other dogs in 2008. It is extremely important to find all the people, particularly the owner, or any animals that have been in contact with the kitten, its mother and other kittens of the litter, the ministry said in a statement. It has set up a helpline for anyone concerned about the disease.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:50:17 +0000
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