In the Kootenay Lake region of British Columbia, a skunk confirmed rabid on September 17th has drawn a quiet but serious line through the weeks of late summer — anyone who crossed paths with the animal between August 15th and September 4th may carry an urgency they do not yet feel. Rabies is rare in this province, but its rarity offers no comfort to those exposed; the virus is almost always fatal without treatment, and almost always preventable with it. Health authorities are asking residents to search their memories of those weeks and, if there is any doubt, to seek medical evaluation without
Rabies confirmed in Kootenay Lake skunk; health officials urge caution
A small number of individuals in the Kootenay Lake region may have been exposed to rabies and required health assessment.