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  "id": 12665522,
  "title": "LA officials document first case of a rabid raccoon in more than 50 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/la-officials-document-first-case-of-a-rabid-raccoon-in-more-than-50-12665522",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T16:16:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/rabid-raccoon-case-los-angeles"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Four people and a dog may have been exposed to rabies from the animal, Los Angeles public health officials say Los Angeles county recently documented its first rabid raccoon in more than 50 years, and health officials are urging residents to never touch wild animals. The county’s department of public health announced in a statement this week that four people and a dog may have been exposed to the…",
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        "title": "LA officials document first case of a rabid raccoon in more than 50 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/la-officials-document-first-case-of-a-rabid-raccoon-in-more-than-50",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:16:30.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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