A Cochise County resident will undergo rabies vaccinations after being around a kitten that tested positive for the rabies virus, authorities said.
A rabid skunk was found on property off of San Mateo, south of Sierra Vista, said Carol Capas, a Cochise County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman.
Authorities trapped and tested several feral cats in the area where the skunk was found, and one kitten tested positive for the rabies virus, said Capas in a news release.
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office will be trapping cats in the area and have them tested for the virus.Β
According to Arizona Department of Health Services data, in 2009 was the last time a cat tested positive for rabies. It lived in Tumacacori in Santa Cruz County, said Capas.
In 1987, a cat tested positive for rabies out of Tombstone, which is in Cochise County.
Capas said pet owners need to vaccinate their domestic animals.
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