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Rabies — Canada
For the 3rd time since December 2015, a cow in Perth County has tested positive for rabies.
According to the Perth District Health Unit, the latest case involves a calf from the Gowanstown area, north of Listowel.
A cow south of Listowel in the former Elma Township tested positive for the disease last November [2016]. It was also found in a calf and a skunk in the Ellice area south of Milverton.
Public health authorities believe the calf likely contracted the virus by coming into