The Tompkins County Health Department must locate a dog that bit a person on the South Hill Recreation Way in Ithaca. The bite occurred Wednesday, April 29, 2020.
The dog is described as a black standard poodle, not miniature, accompanied by a woman and possibly a child. The dog bit someone as they were jogging past. The jogger did not stop for information but saw the dog and woman a short time later near the Collegetown Terrace Apartments.
The Department seeks to verify vaccination status and health of the biting dog over a ten day period. If the dog can be located and observed to be healthy by the Department, the risk of rabies infection can be ruled out and rabies post-exposure treatment for the person who was bitten will not be necessary.
Anyone with information regarding this dog is urged to call the Tompkins County Environmental Health Division at (607) 274-6688.
The dog is described as a black standard poodle, not miniature, accompanied by a woman and possibly a child. The dog bit someone as they were jogging past. The jogger did not stop for information but saw the dog and woman a short time later near the Collegetown Terrace Apartments.
The Department seeks to verify vaccination status and health of the biting dog over a ten day period. If the dog can be located and observed to be healthy by the Department, the risk of rabies infection can be ruled out and rabies post-exposure treatment for the person who was bitten will not be necessary.
Anyone with information regarding this dog is urged to call the Tompkins County Environmental Health Division at (607) 274-6688.
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