A skunk collected on November 12 from the 200 block of N. Prague Avenue in Galloway has been confirmed as the county’s second rabies case of the year, according to the Atlantic County Division of Public Health. The first rabies case involved a raccoon collected from Absecon in September.
Health officials were notified of a skunk that had been behaving erratically in the back yard of a Galloway property. The animal was sent to the state lab for testing where it was confirmed positive for rabies on November 14.
An investigation by the Division of Public Health found no known human exposures but did reveal two possible dog exposures.