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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies – Americas (20): USA (RI) susp mink, human exposures

Rabies -- United States[1] Rhode IslandDate: Wed 6 Jul 2016From: Sukie Crandall Sounds very much like another case of someone mistaking a wild mink for a ferret. I got called for a ferret rescue once that was a local wild mink in a window well. Everyone made out fine that time, though.That is a rather common mistake to encounter. If the animal is black with a small white throat patch then it is most often a wild mink. Domestic ferrets can be bred to be very dark, but usually are not and even then, Read more [...]