{"id":886622,"date":"2026-10-18T13:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T13:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/886622\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T13:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T13:04:10","slug":"do-you-know-this-feline-sociable-cat-tests-positive-for-rabies-in-prince-william-county-wtop-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/886622\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know this feline? \u2018Sociable\u2019 cat tests positive for rabies in Prince William County \u2013 WTOP News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A cat in Virginia \u201cknown to socialize\u201d with other cats and people has tested positive for rabies, according to Prince William County police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PWCPolice\/posts\/pfbid02snGUyB9CaFVPt1YTdVwQVDMMvXd9py6DFbrYqpmX8TN1ZNioW1JZJ18Pyph8h4tyl\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said in an alert<\/a> that the cat was found in the 15500 block of Thoroughfare Road in Gainesville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other cats that came in contact with the rabid feline have been contained and are being monitored, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any resident who had contact with the cat is also asked to seek medical attention immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This announcement follows several cases of rabies in the D.C. area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the summer, there were <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/national\/2026\/08\/what-we-know-about-beavers-rabies-and-recent-attacks-in-maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">multiple beaver attacks from rabid beavers<\/a> in Maryland State parks, <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/local\/2026\/09\/rabid-bat-raccoon-found-in-anne-arundel-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">a rabid bat and raccoon<\/a> in Anne Arundel County, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/maryland\/2026\/08\/bat-and-skunk-test-positive-for-rabies-in-charles-co-following-2-rabid-beaver-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">a bat and skunk that tested positive<\/a> in Waldorf. <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/national\/2026\/07\/health-officials-warn-of-potential-rabies-exposure-in-loudoun-co-elsewhere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Stray cats and kittens were also flagged in Loudoun County <\/a>for potential rabies exposure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/han\/php\/notices\/han00533.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> recently issued an alert warning that rabies exposures and treatment have surged nationwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-page__signature bottom\">Get breaking news and daily headlines delivered to your email inbox by signing up <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/profile\/preferences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-page__signature bottom\">\u00a9 2026 WTOP. All Rights Reserved. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A cat in Virginia \u201cknown to socialize\u201d with other cats and people has tested positive for rabies, according&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":886623,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[97],"class_list":["post-886622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=886622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/886622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/886623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=886622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=886622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=886622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}