New Hampshire health officials are requesting the public’s help in finding a man from Massachusetts to assess his risk for rabies after he came into contact with baby raccoons.>> Download the FREE WMUR appHealth officials said the man, who was described as being in his 30s, was in Conway at about 5 p.m. on Sept. 20 and stopped to help someone remove two baby raccoons on Route 16 between North Bald Hill Thorn Hill roads.The raccoons were brought to a wildlife rehabilitation center, where one died and was identified to have rabies. The other raccoon didn’t have rabies.>> NH DHHS information: RabiesHealth officials said Friday that the man, who drove a dark pickup truck with oversized tires and Massachusetts license plates, is being sought to determine the need for treatment.Officials said the man is described as having a medium build and standing about 5 feet, 8 inches or 5 feet, 9 inches tall. He has very short, or shaved, light-colored hair and tattoos on his arms, officials said. State epidemiologist Benjamin Chan said rabies is transmitted through direct contact with the saliva of an infected animal, but administering a rabies vaccine and immune globulin after an exposure can prevent disease.
New Hampshire health officials are requesting the public’s help in finding a man from Massachusetts to assess his risk for rabies after he came into contact with baby raccoons.
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Health officials said the man, who was described as being in his 30s, was in Conway at about 5 p.m. on Sept. 20 and stopped to help someone remove two baby raccoons on Route 16 between North Bald Hill Thorn Hill roads.
The raccoons were brought to a wildlife rehabilitation center, where one died and was identified to have rabies. The other raccoon didn’t have rabies.
>> NH DHHS information: Rabies
Health officials said Friday that the man, who drove a dark pickup truck with oversized tires and Massachusetts license plates, is being sought to determine the need for treatment.
Officials said the man is described as having a medium build and standing about 5 feet, 8 inches or 5 feet, 9 inches tall. He has very short, or shaved, light-colored hair and tattoos on his arms, officials said.
State epidemiologist Benjamin Chan said rabies is transmitted through direct contact with the saliva of an infected animal, but administering a rabies vaccine and immune globulin after an exposure can prevent disease.