21 People Exposed to Rabies in Colorado After Woman Shows Orphaned Raccoon to Friends

21 People Exposed to Rabies in Colorado After Woman Shows Orphaned Raccoon to Friends
A raccoon is seen in its enclosure at the Schwarze Berge wildlife park in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Feb. 28, 2013. Sven Hoppe/AFP/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Twenty-one people in Colorado were exposed to rabies after a woman brought a baby raccoon into her house and showed it to her friends, officials said.

A woman in Weld County found the raccoon after it had been abandoned by its mother.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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