Rabid possum marks 25th case in Hays this year

The rabid raccoon discovered in a front yard in Dripping Springs the week of Thanksgiving  was just one of 25 animals with the disease found in the county so far this year.

According to a report from the State Department of Health Services, so far this year, 21 bats, one skunk and three “others” from Hays County have tested positive for the deadly viral disease.

Defined by the Centers for Disease Control rabies is a “fatal, but preventable” disease transmitted primarily through the saliva of infected animals, as in a bite.