‘Avoidable’: Chatham-Kent Public Health Warns Residents to Stay Away From Wildlife

‘Avoidable’: Chatham-Kent Public Health warns residents to stay away from wildlife

Following an increase in encounters with bats and raccoons, Chatham-Kent Public Health officials are reminding residents to avoid direct contact with wildlife.

Chatham-Kent Public Health urges caution as wildlife encounters, rabies exposures rise

Chatham-Kent Public Health is reminding residents to avoid direct contact with wildlife following an increase in preventable encounters with bats and raccoons in the community, which have led to a growing number of people requiring Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP). Rabies is a serious viral disease affecting the nervous system that is almost always fatal once symptoms appear, though human cases remain rare and are treatable with timely med…