Rabies Here To Stay
(Continued from Pago A 1)
the first waveof rabies, still going
strong, has been more or less
restricted to raccoons. He said the
first-wave virus is a strain that pre
fers raccoons, but was spread
through contact to other animals;
such as cows, cats, horses, dogs,
groundhogs and foxes.
A new strain of rabies is show
ing up that prefers skunks, Sam
mons said. He pinpointed the area
comprising Adams, Franklin, Bed
ford, Fulton and surrounding
counties as the place where the
skunk rabies is getting a start
Meanwhile, die raccoon rabies
is still continuing to spread east
Sammons said. He predicted that
Bucks County could soon be get
ting hit hard.
For 1989, the highest number of
rabies reported came from those
counties affected with the raccoon
strain.
Leading the state was Mont
gomery County with 85 cases of
rabies, 73 percent from raccoons.
Adjacent and to the northwest of
Montgomery, Berks County was
second with 64 reported incidents,
67 percent from raccoons.
Chester County tallied the third
highest number of confirmed ani
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1989 Rabies Incidents
COUNTY SPECIES, NUMBER
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each - reported 58 cases of rabies,
with 79 percent of those from
raccoons.
Delaware County, wedged
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counties and Philadelphia, was
fifth with 44 cases, with 89 percent
attributed to raccoons.
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Lancaster
Lebanon
Lehigh
Lycoming
Luzerne
Mifflin
Montgomery
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Monroe
Northampton
Northumberland R-s^-2^-2
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Tioga
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Philadelphia had 38 cases of
rabies reported, 97 percent from
raccoons. The rest from skunks.
Statistics kept by the state
Department of Health also show
that Lancaster saw a drop from
high levels in previous years to 21
cases last year. Lebanon County
similarly had lower reports with
only three confirmed animals, all
raccoons.
Records show that the counties
30 YEARS AGO
R-4S-3.F-1
-Robert Hess, Strasburg R 1
dairyman, was elected to the board
of directors of the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Artificial Breeders
Cooperative in the annual meeting
of the group of Thursday night.
Hess deposed another Strasburg
R 1 farmer, Earl L. Groff from the
board after 16 years as a director
and president of the organization
during the past year.
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office by Paul Wenger, Quanyvil
leßl, who had been nominated for
the post by the nominating com-
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in which skunks are starting to
spread the disease are still relative
ly dominated by rabid raccoons.
However, last year saw a rise in die
percentage of reported and con
firmed skunks in those counties.
Statewide, health department
officials repeat 486 rabid raccoons,
86 skunks. 66 cats, 25 bats, 14 fox.
11 cows, four horses, four dogs,
two groundhogs, and one case
each of sheep and rabbit.
mittee. Wenger withdrew from the
race and proposed Hess’s name
from the floor.
-One new member was wel
comed and one new baby was hon
ored by the Society of Farm
Women No. 14 at the regular meet
ing in the home of Mrs. Warren
Hershey, Paradise Rl, recently.
Co-hostesses were Mrs. Paul
Longenecker and Mrs. Ellis
Esbenshade.
Mrs. Joseph Nolt was initiated
into the society and a silver spoon
was presented to Donald, the new
son Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Her
shcy. Paradise Rl.
The program included a book
review by Mrs. Amos Ranck and a
vocal duet by Mrs. Raymond Herr
and Mrs. Ross Acker, accompan
ied by Mrs. Warren Hershey.
The next meeting will be in the
home of Mrs. Christian Landis,
Ronks Rl, on March 9. Co
hostesses will be Mrs. Henry Roh
rer, Mrs. Joseph Nolt and Mrs.
Aaron Shirk. Mrs. Robert M.
Esbenshade is reporter for the
group.
-The members of Farm Women
Society No. 7 found that the proof
of the sweet rolls is in the eating as
they were served the results of a
demonstration on sweetroll mak
ing by Mrs J. M. Byler, Akron, at
the regular meeting of the group in
the home of Mrs. Willis Landis,
Paradise, recently.
Mrs. Josephine Brown and Mrs.
Ira Mast, delegates to the state con
vention made reports to the local
society.
Plans were formed to serve the
Lions Club Father-Son Banquet in
the cafeteria of the Paradise Town
ship Elementary School on Feb.
22. ’
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