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Article: HORSE STABLED AT TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE 2006 NATIONAL CELEBRATION TESTED POSITIVE FOR RABIES

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September 12, 2006
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The Arkansas Department of Health issued the following news release:

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) are notifying the approximately 150,000 persons who attended the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration in Shelbyville of a confirmed case of rabies in a horse stabled on the grounds during the event. If persons were bitten or came in contact with saliva from this horse (described below) from August 23-31, 2006 while attending the Celebration, they may have been exposed to rabies and are invited to contact TDH for an assessment.

Rabies is a viral infection that nearly always results in fatal encephalitis. Humans may be ...

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