DHEC Confirms Two Cases of Rabies

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed two more cases of rabies this week. In Anderson County, a skunk found near Liberty Highway in Liberty, S.C. has tested positive for rabies. And in Richland County, a raccoon found in Little Mountain, S.C. has tested positive.

No people are known to have been exposed at this time. In each case, one dog was exposed and will be quarantined as required in the South Carolina Rabies Control Act.

Both the skunk and raccoon were submitted to DHEC’s laboratory for testing on June 26, and were confirmed to have rabies on June 28.

This skunk is the third animal in Anderson County to test positive for rabies in 2021. In 2020, six of the 168 confirmed rabies cases in South Carolina were in Anderson County.