Drought May Be Causing Rabies Spike in Texas
Ari Auber
The Texas Tribune
The drought is not only scorching lawns and sparking wildfires across Texas. The number of animal rabies cases — particularly among skunks — has more than doubled since this time in 2010 in the Central Texas region, and the increase may be due to the state’s nine-month drought, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
