Horse dies of rabies; humans exposed?

Rabies has reared its ugly head with the death of a horse in Texas. Worse, humans who came into contact with the horse’s saliva may have been exposed to the deadly disease, according to TheHorse.com. The horse, a mare, was at the Scurry County Rodeo in mid-July and died July 30. It tested positive for rabies August 5. More than 250 contestants from Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas competed in the rodeo. While transmission at the rodeo arena is unlikely, it is possible if the horse’s saliva came into contact with an open wound or the horse bit a human or another animal. Sadly, this could have been prevented if the horse had received the new rabies vaccine.
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