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LAKE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – The Ohio Department of Health is partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture to immunize wildlife against rabies starting July 31.
Officials say the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program will immunize wild raccoons, skunks, foxes and coyotes with oral rabies vaccine bait.
County officials say the bait can be distributed by plane, helicopter or car.
A few baits are not harmful to pets, but authorities recommend avoiding your pet’s saliva for 24 hours and washing any skin or wounds that may have been licked.
If the baits are in areas where pets or children play, move them safely with gloves, a paper towel or a plastic bag, officials say.
If you move a bait, dump it in a wooded area or other raccoon habitat.
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